Tag: Fishing

Fisheries and the Right to Food in the Context of Climate Change: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri

19 August, 2024 News

In this report submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council Resolution 43/11, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Professor Michael Fakhri, provides a framework for …

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The Lake Chad Basin Region: Conflicts, Crises and Contemporary Developments

26 August, 2022 Interview Series

Titilayo Adebola and Chika Charles Aniekwe Lake Chad is the fourth largest lake in Africa (by area). The significant shrinking of the Lake over the past decades has precipitated …

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5 June: International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

5 June, 2018 Events

At its seventy-second session in November 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared 5 June the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. The date …

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We can establish complementary seed systems by creatively introducing suitable conditions or standards to register and certify farmers’ seeds. Seed laws and policies must include provisions ensuring seeds are culturally adaptive to our environments and aligned with our food habits. They should also be climate adaptive and gender-sensitive, enabling both men and women to find joy in working with seeds. It is essential for Africans to take ownership and control over our means of food production—starting with the seeds.

Andrew Mushita.