Implementation of the FAO’s International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries

“Implementation of the FAO’s International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries”

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is actively involved in implementing the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). Since July 2014, ICSF has organised workshops, published booklets, and made presentations regarding the same. This website is a repository of reports and other resources.

A Fight to Put Artisanal Fishers on the Map in Costa Rica

Nestled between Tortuguero National Park and the Nicaragua border, the community of Barra del Colorado havs been quietly making a living out of shrimp fishing for generations. A letter sent to the government in August 2015 marked the beginning of a fight for the licence to fish, which continues today. Read more ▸

The ICCA Consortium at the 17th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

A delegation of 20 members of the ICCA Consortium was in New York from the 14th to the 23rd of April to participate in the 17th session of the United Nation Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Two powerful statements in support of indigenous peoples’ collective rights and their role in conservation were made in the larger assembly, and our side-event on resistance to destructive development in ICCAs filled the room. Read more ▸

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