Statement made by: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Made at: HLS on marine and coastal biodiversity, COP11, CBD, India. 18 October 2012. About 400 million people worldwide are estimated to depend on inland and marine fisheries and fish farming for a livelihood. Most of them are in the artisanal and small-scale sector in the tropical multi-species fisheries of the developing ...
Statement made by: World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) and International Collective in Support of Fishworker (ICSF) on Made at: Eleventh Conference of Parties to the CBD, 8-19 October 2012. Agenda Item 13.3: Inland Waters Biodiversity With millions of people dependent on inland water fisheries for a livelihood, fishing communities perhaps have one of the largest stakes stake in ensuring the health of inland ...
Made by: World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) and International Collective in Support of Fishworker (ICSF) Where: Eleventh Conference of Parties to the CBD. 8-19 October 2012 Statement made on Agenda Item 10: Marine and Coastal Biodiversity. The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) and the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) would like to highlight the concerns of small-scale and ...
Civil Society Statement made by: Cairo Roberto Laguna on behalf of the World Forum of Fish Harvesters (WFF), the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP), the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) and the Internal Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC). Made at: the 30th Session of the Committee on Fisheries on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...
Made by: Cairo Roberto Laguna on behalf of the World Forum of Fish Harvesters (WFF), the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP), the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) and the Internal Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) Made at: 30th Session on the Committee on Fisheries Agenda Item 10 (a): Update on the development of International Guidelines for Securing ...
Statement made by: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF). Made at: the 16th Session of the SBSTTA to the CBD. 30 April – 5 May 2012, Montreal, Canada Agenda Item 6: Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity It is now well recognized, including in several decisions of the CBD, that traditional scientific, technical, and technological knowledge of indigenous and local communities, consistent ...
Statement made by: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Made at: Thirteenth Session of the FAO Sub-Committee on Fisheries – Trade. Hyderabad, India, 20-24 February 2012. Agenda Item 12: COFI Sub-Committee on Fish and Fish Trade as International Commodity Body for the Common Fund for Commodities Decent work means productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. It encompasses ...
Statement made by: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Made at: Thirteenth Session of the FAO Sub-Committee on Fisheries – Trade. Hyderabad, India, 20-24 February 2012. Agenda Item 5: Value Chain Analysis and International Trade ICSF would like to express its appreciation for the background paper that the FAO Secretariat has provided on this agenda item. ICSF supports the need to improve ...
Statement made by: Intervention made by International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Made at: FAO Sub-Committee on Fisheries, Thirteenth Session. Hyderabad, India, 20-24 February 2012. Agenda Item: 5 Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving us the opportunity to speak. Like other distinguished delegations, ICSF would also like to congratulate you on your election as the Chair of this Session. We hope your knowledge ...
Inputs made by: Contribution of International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) to outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference Made at: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. 1 November 2011. Inputs for Compilation Document 1. Introduction 1. ICSF welcomes the objective of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: Rio+20 to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development.We welcome its focus on ...