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Small-scale fisheries should respect all cultures as well as traditional and local knowledge. Learn about the importance of recognizing the role of indigenous communities and ensure their access and rights in managing their fisheries.

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Global People's Summit on Food Systems

The Global People’s Food Systems Summit will gather a broad audience of rural peoples, people’s organizations, CFOs, local farmers, and Indigenous Peoples to accelerate progress towards creating more just equitable, and sustainable food systems to support those who depend on them the most. As a counter-movement to the UN Food Systems Summit, the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems aims to put the voices of the marginalized at the forefront of agenda-setting for transforming our food systems. This Summit is open to all who share its vision of transforming our world into one with zero hunger without sacrificing the health of our planet. More information can be found at https://peoplessummit.foodsov.org.

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IUCN World Conservation Congress - Marseille

The IUCN Congress will be held in Marseille from 3 to 11 September 2021.

Taking into account the current health situation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has decided to organise a “hybrid” IUCN World Conservation Congress, thus allowing people not able to physically attend the event to follow and participate in some parts of the Congress remotely.

The French government reaffirms that it is very pleased to host this IUCN Congress on its territory, while doing its utmost to ensure that this is done under the conditions desired by IUCN and in accordance with the health protocols in force at the time of the event.

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Identifying SSFs in a post Colonial/Apartheid era - best methods and practices

The idea of the discussion is to find solutions to some of the issues we are currently dealing with in the identification and verification of small-scale fishers.

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Territories of Life: 2021 Report

Territories of Life: 2021 Report is a local-to-global analysis of territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities (sometimes abbreviated as “ICCAs” or “territories of life”). This multi-scale approach weaves together diverse perspectives, insights and new findings about the grassroots global phenomenon of territories of life while also creating space for nuance and complexity. Overall, the report adds to a growing body of literature on the incontrovertible role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in ensuring a healthy planet for all, and the urgent actions required to support them.

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Traditional and local ecological knowledge

Human rights & gender equality

Indigenous rights

Actioning the Monterey Framework: Stories from Around the World

The Monterey Framework is a collectively agreed-upon definition of socially responsible seafood with input and backing from over two-dozen environmental and human rights organizations and voluntary commitments from an equal number of seafood businesses.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries management

Value chains & post harvest

Market access

Human rights & gender equality

Gender in fisheries

Indigenous rights

Social development & employment

Social responsibility in seafood

Food security & nutrition

IUCN Guidelines for gathering of fishers' knowledge for policy development and applied use

"These voluntary IUCN Guidelines for gathering of fishers’ knowledge for policy development and applied use (the “Fishers’ Knowledge Policy Development Guidelines”) provide much needed practical and theoretical guidance on what and how gathering Fishers’ Knowledge can be utilized in policy development and in society today. Fishers’ Knowledge includes indigenous and traditional knowledge and experienced persons who have been involved in a fishery and community over an extended period of time. "

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Traditional and local ecological knowledge

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries management

Human rights & gender equality

Indigenous rights

Guía para fortalecer la gobernanza de la pesca en los territorios indígenas de Centroamérica

La presente guía ha sido desarrollada con los elementos brindados por lo líderes indígenas y pescadores indígenas por medio de la APICA y representantes de las instituciones estatales dedicadas a la desarrollo de la pesca en los países centroamericanos , siendo priorizados y consensuados por los representantes indígenas centroamericanos para valorar la gobernanza de la pesca indígena para la afirmación de la gestión territorial en función del crecimiento económico, la inclusión social y protección ambiental.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Free Prior and Informed Consent: An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities

This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners of a broad range of projects and programmes of any development organization, by providing information about the right to FPIC and how it can be implemented in six steps.

Human rights & gender equality

Human rights-based approach

Indigenous rights

Indigenous rights

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Resources

Territories of Life: 2021 Report

Actioning the Monterey Framework: Stories from Around the World

IUCN Guidelines for gathering of fishers' knowledge for policy development and applied use

Guía para fortalecer la gobernanza de la pesca en los territorios indígenas de Centroamérica

Free Prior and Informed Consent: An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities

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