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Stakeholders in Liberia’s fisheries sector are beginning a roundtable today with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) under the auspices of the European Union.
Monrovia, Liberia, June 19, 2024 –The European Union-funded Communities for Fisheries project implemented by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) co-hosts a two-day roundtable with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) beginning today, June 19, 2024.
The discussion aims to bring together stakeholders from the fisheries and forestry sectors to secure sustainable small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication.
According to a press release, the two-day roundtable begins today, Wednesday to Thursday, June 19th—20th, 2024, at the Corporate Headquarters of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority.
The focus of the discussion is on Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and the voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication (SSF Guidelines). These guidelines are essential for ensuring the sustainability of the Liberian Fisheries Sector. Additionally, the discussion will outline a roadmap for securing fish landing sites and fish smoking spaces to support sustainable fisheries.
The Communities for Fisheries is a five-year project in Margibi, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, and Grand Kru counties to “reduce illegal fishing and improve the sustainability of fisheries by expanding and strengthening community co-management associations (CMA), creating effective capacity for community monitoring and reporting of illegal fishing.”
The project’s components include mapping TURFs for the Collaborative Management Associations (CMA). The release says the scope of the work will include mapping and documenting fish landing sites and fish smoking spaces to protect fishing communities against potential beachfront development that could negatively impact their livelihood. Press Release
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