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Sustainable fisheries
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Closing the gap: financing the transition towards an inclusive blue economy
The marine environment and its resources sustain the livelihoods of millions of people around the world. But fish stocks and ocean habitats are under threat.
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Scrap devastating fishing subsidies to help save the ocean and climate
The World Trade Organization resumed talks on fishing subsidies this week. Originally, it committed that by the end of 2019 it would prohibit the subsidies that are causing overfishing and damaging the life of the ocean. But despite the urgency, it failed to meet this deadline. This has significant implications for life in the ocean, the health and livelihoods of poor coastal communities in developing countries and climate change
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Introduction to an inclusive blue economy
IIED’s ‘Inclusive blue economy’ programme aims to support resilient marine and coastal ecosystems and the people who depend on them
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Hilsa fish essential to Myanmar local nutrition and livelihoods, and needs protecting
An IIED study has identified when and where spawning hilsa most require protection and highlights the need for different management strategies to ensure the sustainability of this key food source
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IIED launches podcast
The first episode of IIED’s new ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast has been launched to coincide with the BBNJ negotiations in New York. The podcast will offer listeners informal insights into the complex issues facing the world and provide expert analysis of key international events
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Protecting our ocean: Make Change Happen podcast episode 1
Nearly three quarters of our planet is covered by water; the ocean is the earth’s essential life support system. But much of the ocean is under-regulated and over-exploited. IIED’s new podcast looks at international efforts to protect the ocean, support marine biodiversity and create sustainable fisheries
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New rules for governing high seas must be fair for everyone
As the third session of BBNJ negotiations starts in New York, Essam Yassin Mohammed makes the case for a global ocean treaty that is fair and equitable for everyone
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Accounting for small-scale fisheries and the ocean
As the interest in accounting for ocean economies grows, we need to ensure vulnerable small-scale fishers and communities do not continue to be left behind
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Delivering sustainable fisheries through fiscal incentives
Fisheries resources that support the livelihoods of millions of women and men are under threat due to overfishing and pollution. IIED is exploring how governments can use fiscal instruments – such as taxes and subsidies – to deliver positive socioeconomic and environmental outcomes for sustainable and inclusive fisheries management
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It is time to control fishing on the high seas to protect the life of the ocean and coastal people who depend on it
As the state of the ocean continues to grab headlines, World Oceans Day (8 June) is an opportunity to make sure new measures to govern the high seas include fishing – the greatest threat to life in the deep ocean
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Steering gender to the centre of the blue economy
This year World Oceans Day (8 June) focuses on promoting gender equality in all ocean-related activities. Eugenia Merayo looks at the challenges women face – and says a sustainable blue economy must involve the active representation and participation of both women and men at all levels
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Leave no one behind: assessing policy choices
At the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals lies a promise to ‘leave no one behind’. IIED worked with partners in Asia and Africa to ask what the phrase means to different groups and what action is needed to turn it from rhetoric to reality
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Cooperation vs. competition over shared fish stocks
When fisheries straddle national borders, cooperation between countries to manage their shared resources sustainably and equitably is vital. Bangladesh and Myanmar have come together to work out the best way to do this for the hilsa shad, one of the region’s most commercially and culturally important fish
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Out of sight, out of mind? Why the high seas matter to vulnerable coastal communities
They may be hundreds of miles away, but what happens in the high seas can have a significant impact on coastal waters and vulnerable coastal communities, as an IIED webinar discussed
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IIED animation: how a new global treaty could turn the tide to save the high seas
The final instalment in a series of three animations from IIED on how nations can move towards an inclusive blue economy explores how a new global treaty – the first of its kind – could end lawlessness that threatens conservation of the high seas
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Focusing the blue economy future on small-scale fisheries
At the heart of IIED’s fisheries economics and ocean programme are small-scale fisheries and the people linked to those fisheries. Together, they play a large part in the future health and sustainability of the blue economy
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IIED animation: it’s time for policy to catch on to small-scale fishing
A new animation from IIED – the second instalment in a three-part series – urges policymakers around the world to recognise the value that small-scale fishing brings to national economies
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Webinar: So far yet so close – why the high seas matter to vulnerable coastal communities
Join our webinar on 18 March 2019 to discuss the interconnectedness of the high seas and coastal waters, and what this means for vulnerable coastal communities
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IIED to host second Twitter chat on oceans
Join our Twitter chat on 6 February to discuss the ocean, the blue economy and fisheries
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Green lessons for the blue economy
Laura Kelly discusses how lessons from the past can help ensure everyone benefits from our ocean, seas and coasts
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IIED animation: using fiscal policy tools to create a sustainable future for ocean and people
A new animation explains how governments can use tools such as taxes, penalties and subsidies to support the health of the ocean and protect the livelihoods of people who depend on it
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No hidden catch: mainstreaming small-scale fisheries in national accounts
The economic value of small-scale fisheries is often not recognised by national policymakers because of lack of data. A recent IIED webinar looked at how to get better data and how this information can be used to shape national policies
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Webinar: No hidden catch: mainstreaming small-scale fisheries in national accounts
Join our webinar on 20 November 2018 to discuss how natural capital accounting methods could be used to identify the contribution made by small-scale fisheries to the national economy
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Fish Night 5: How subsidies are not always beneficial equally to fish and people
IIED held its fifth Fish Night event on 17 October 2018, with Professor Rashid Sumaila speaking about the ways to make sure subsidies designed to benefit the fishing sector don’t work to the detriment of smaller fisheries
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First steps towards a global agreement
IIED director Andrew Norton responds to the end of the first session of negotiations of new laws for the high seas, calling for a greater presence of the views of those most affected to ensure a fair and inclusive treaty
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EbA Evidence and Policy: Bangladesh
The EbA Evidence and Policy Project is gathering evidence on the effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches in the fishery sector in Bangladesh to mainstream EbA into national climate change and fishery policies.
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Q&A: Revealing the value of small-scale fishing to national economies
There are millions of small-scale fisheries around the world, providing food and livelihoods for families and local communities, yet they go unnoticed by sector statistics, which focus on the overall contribution of the fishing industry to the national economy. As a result, they receive minimal attention from policymakers and consequently, minimal investment — if any.
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Helping the LDCs negotiate the high seas
IIED is helping the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to participate effectively in talks about a new international treaty on the high seas
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IIED to host Twitter chat on oceans
Join our Twitter chat on Thursday 31 May to talk about how to protect our oceans. The online conversation will cover issues ranging from high seas governance, what it will take to make sustainable small-scale fisheries part of the growing blue economy, and the connection between pollution out at sea and the impact on coastal water ecosystems.
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Three things I learnt from a small-scale fisherman in Albania
During a recent visit to the Albanian coastal town of Shëngjin, Essam Yassin Mohammed heard about the obstacles facing the small-scale fishing community, and was struck by recurring challenges facing artisanal fishers in different parts of the global South.
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Turning the tide: creating incentives for sustainable oceans
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in place, but are policy makers ready and willing to bite? Dave Steinbach explains why now is the time to move from intent to action – and outlines a new approach on how to deliver SDG 14.
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Fish Night 4: Governing our high seas. Why now?
Plastic pollution in oceans will be among the topics discussed by record-breaking global circum-navigator Emily Penn at IIED's event on sustainable fisheries and oceans next month
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Protecting the world's oceans: three key tasks
In a video to mark World Oceans Day on 8 June, IIED's director Andrew Norton has set out three ways that the international community can work to protect the world's oceans
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Towards an inclusive blue economy
Action in policy and practice is needed to ensure the many benefits from oceans, seas and coasts are available to all
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Scientists call for international collaboration to safeguard hilsa fish stocks
Scientists, academics and officials called for regional collaboration on safeguarding vital fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal at a seminar in Dhaka on May 4-5. The two-day seminar was organised to discuss research into incentive based fisheries management in Bangladesh and to explore opportunities for collaboration on sustainable fisheries between Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.
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Governing the ungoverned 50% of the planet
Essam Yassin Mohammed reports back from the first round of a UN preparatory meeting to create an agreement on the sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the high seas
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Forced to sell the roof over their heads
Compensation supports fisher families during a ban on hilsa fishing in Bangladesh – but a visit to a family in Govinda exposes the harsh realities of income loss
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Plunging oil prices: what happens to our oceans?
Falling oil prices might be benefiting the UK economy, but are the world's fish stocks paying the price?
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Painting Africa's economy blue
The first official day of the decade for African Seas and Oceans provides a timely reason to think about how marine resources could better contribute to Africa's economy
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Investing in hilsa fishery as economic infrastructure for Bangladesh
Hilsa fishery is highly valuable to Bangladesh, and anecdotal evidence suggests that the use of economic incentives to manage the fishery has had positive social and ecological outcomes. This project aimed to estimate the true economic value of hilsa fishery and rigorously assess the impact of the economic incentive mechanism
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Ocean of bliss: rewriting the narrative
On World Oceans Day, Essam Yassin Mohammed says it is time to rethink the way we look at the world's ocean resources
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World Oceans Day event will examine the potential of oceans and coasts
Join us on World Oceans Day (8 June) for an event to discuss the future of our oceans and coasts
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IIED at European Development Days 2015
IIED researchers and partners will run sessions on economic incentives for fisheries management and delivering energy for poor communities at this year's European Development Days (EDD15) in Brussels. Dr Essam Mohammed, senior researcher in IIED's fisheries team, will moderate a high-level presentation on economic incentives for fisheries management in Bangladesh, and IIED senior researcher Sarah Best will participate in a session on energy access for poor communities
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Idris bhai, your voice has been heard!
A chance conversation with a Bangladeshi fisherman may have paid off
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Fish Night 2 looks at finance for sustainable fisheries
Academics, representatives of NGOs, consultants, marine scientists and students attended IIED’s Fish Night 2 for a discussion on alternative financing mechanisms for sustainable fisheries
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UK's Darwin Initiative funded project strives to reduce threats to hilsa fish
Senior Bangladeshi officials, researchers and IIED staff have met to review a project that aims to restore hilsa fish stocks and create a sustainable fishing industry in the country
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Can we save our fisheries with lessons from our forests?
Payments to encourage the conservation of important natural resources are being used to protect forests, but can they also play a role in restoring depleted fisheries?
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Why do I see blue when everyone else sees green?
Could participants at the climate summit only see the colour green? How else can we explain the near total absence of the oceans from the programme and declarations
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International seminar to demonstrate economic value of marine and coastal ecosystem services
An international seminar in Costa Rica on Friday, 5 September focused on the economic contribution of marine and coastal ecosystem services to the regional economy
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FishNet: Inspiring action for sustainable fisheries
The FishNet online platform and Fish Night meetings offer two ways for people interested in sustainable fisheries to connect and inspire positive action for fisheries that work for today as well as the future
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Want to know how to save a fish species? Ask a fisher
When Essam Yassin Mohammed asked a former fisherman in Bangladesh how to protect a fish that feeds millions of people, he learnt about four overlooked factors that intensify threats to the species
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Inspiring action for sustainable fisheries: Today and the future
In the wake of predictions that the oceans will be fishless by 2050, IIED has produced an animation to showcase its work on the economics of marine and coastal fisheries
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Ten ways to ensure there are plenty more fish in the sea
Sustainable fisheries must be central to the new global development goals that all nations will pursue from 2015, says Essam Yassin Mohammed.
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Fishy business at IIED
The end of November was an exciting time for IIED’s Sustainable Markets Group, which launched two publications and an online network, all with a focus on sustainable fisheries. Grace Philip reports.
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