Two webinars, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) around the theme of the SSF Guidelines, are due to be held next month.
The first, “Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): A snapshot of key findings”, will focus on the IHH report Due out in 2022, ties together the efforts of nearly 800 authors and experts to contribute to a more complete picture of small-scale fisheries.Drawing on a tapestry of methods, including 58 country and territory case studies, the report examines the current environmental, social, economic and governance contributions of marine and inland small-scale fisheries at global and local scales. In this webinar, the IHH chapter leads will share a few key findings from the report and respond to audience members’ questions during the Q&A session.
The IHH webinar is being held twice: at 8 am Rome and at 4 pm Rome on Tuesday, 23 November 2021
The second, “Highlighting environmental leadership by small-scale fishers”, is a 90-minute webinar that highlights efforts of small-scale fishing communities and organizations around the world to protect and restore their local environments and fishery resources, and to safeguard livelihoods and food security. Speakers include leaders of global fisher organizations, local-level fishers sharing their small-scale fisheries stewardship experiences, FAO representatives and members of the SSF-Stewardship project team. A question-and-answer period will be included.
The “Highlighting environmental leadership by small-scale fishers” webinar will be held at 10 am Halifax / 3 pm Rome / 9 pm Bangkok on Wednesday, 24 November 2021.
For more details, please visit https://www.fao.org/voluntary-guidelines-small-scale-fisheries/news-and-events/detail/en/c/1449238/
To register, please visit https://smu-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IL7KrZwvTVimx0aXDhAJgw