Tromsø researchers central in developing FAO´s new strategy on sustainable small-scale fisheries
The professors Svein Jentoft and Bjørn Hersoug participated from May 20th to 24th on the "The technical consultation on international guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries." In all a group of 6 Norwegian staff from UiT, IMR, NORAD and the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries took part together with more than 200 staff from many countries (research institutions, NGO and public services).
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The meeting started working on a guidelines outline for securing small scale fisheries. This covers topics like guiding implementation principles, responsible fisheries and sustainable development, governance of tenure and resource management, social development and employment (decent work); value chains, post harvest and trade; gender equality and disaster risks and climate change.
In addition to this comes information and research; capacity development and implementation support, monitoring and evaluation. Above all this objectives and policy coherence was discussed.
The idea is now that the group will meet later this year to finalise the drafted document.
See also: http://www.fao.org/fishery/en
