En 2007, le Forum Mondial des Populations de Pêcheurs (WFFP) a participé au Forum de Nyéléni pour la souveraineté alimentaire, au Mali. Il s’agit de la première réunion mondiale où les dirigeants du WFFP ont abordé la question de la souveraineté alimentaire et de la pêche artisanale avec des mouvements sociaux alliés, représentant les pauvres urbains, les femmes, les peuples ...
Editorial by Naseegh Jaffer, WFFP General Secretary On November 21, 2016 the World Forum of Fisher People entered our 19th year of existence of fighting for the human rights of the world’s small-scale fishing communities. So, with this newsletter we want our members, allies and supporters to get ready for a new decade to take our struggle to greater heights. ...
Dans le sillage des préparations pour la COP21 à Paris, le Forum dénonce les « fausses solutions » au changement climatique et appel plutôt les gouvernements à mettre en œuvre les Directives internationales visant à assurer la durabilité de la pêche artisanale. Les peuples de pêcheurs artisanaux à travers le monde fournissent les solutions socialement et écologiquement justes. Il y a 18 ...
World Social Forum, Tunis 23-28 March 2015 Social movements and civil society organizations engaged in the defense of the rights to land and water at the World Social Forum. For four days, the WFFP joined hundreds of activists in the fight against the grabbing of natural resources, including land and fish, and against the systematic violations of the associated human rights. Sharing ...
Despite fish being a key component in nutrition and food security in the world, small scale fisheries have never been a major focus in conferences on nutrition. This November saw the second international conference on nutrition hosted by FAO and WHO, and the WFFP represented small scale fishers worldwide as part of a group of social movements present. Members ...
Ocean grabbing: a new wave of twenty first century enclosures Published: in OpenDemocracy 17 October 2014 In their article published in Open Democracy Nick Buxton, Carsten Pedersen and Mads Christian Barbesgaard alert us to the issue of ocean grabbing and call for an end to the privatisation of the oceans. They argue that the rise of market-based fishing policies that ...
Conflicts over fish and other resources between the Mi’kmaq (Indigenous people) and colonial powers have a 400 year-long history in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Mi’kmaq Treaties – the solemn agreements of 1760/61 between colonisers and Mi’kmaq that set out long-standing promises, mutual obligations and benefits is one of several treaties acknowledging the rights of the L’stkuk community, known as Bear ...
Statement made at: Latin American workshop on Artisanal Fishing: ASSERTING RIGHTS, DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES: PERSPECTIVES FROM ARTISANAL FISHING AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ON FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE POLICIES, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO MARKETS AND AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN LATIN AMERICA Punta de Tralca Chile, 4 – 8 August 2008 INTRODUCTION The Latin American workshop on Artisanal Fishing, held in Punta de Tralca, Chile ...