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Un rapport révolutionnaire sur l’accaparement des mers
Un nouveau rapport, l’Accaparement des mers, vient d’être publié par Transnational Institute, Masifundise et Afrika Kontakt en collaboration avec le…
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Coastal Links’ continued fight for access rights
Coastal Links – South Africa is gearing up for the WFFP General Assembly to be held in Cape Town on…
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Tourism-driven grabbing in Kalpitiya peninsula, Sri Lanka
In the wake of the 2004 tsunami, which also destroyed the coastlines of the Kalpitiya peninsula and its surrounding islands…
Continue Reading →The struggle for Coastal Sovereignty in the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras
Honduras’ pristine marine waters are under multiple threats from transnational corporations and investors, as well as powerful politicians. Since the…
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WFFP Unites Fishers across the Globe
“UPHOLD our human and fishing rights as fisherfolk of the world, protect our livelihoods, pursue social justice for fishing communities,…
Continue Reading →Global Fisheries Guidelines promote food security and Poverty Eradication
Small-scale fishers worldwide will benefit significantly when international guidelines governing the sector are finally adopted. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing…
Continue Reading →Ocean Grabbing - A Worldwide Threat
In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to…
Continue Reading →Mi’kmaq Indigenous people in Canada: Netukulimk against ITQs
Conflicts over fish and other resources between the Mi’kmaq (Indigenous people) and colonial powers have a 400 year-long history in…
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National Fishworker’s Forum prevents massive eviction of fisher communities
When the federal government of India first brought in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) in 1991, it was designed to…
Continue Reading →Ecuador: Shrimp Farming vs. Ancestral Land Rights
Ecuador is the fifth largest producer of shrimp worldwide, generating over one billion dollars a year. Ecuador’s fragile wetlands have…
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