Our work at the global level
The IPC Working Group on Fisheries through its Coordination Group, actively participates as observer in the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) and the related subsidiary bodies, advocating for Small-Scale Fishers’ (SSF) rights and influencing key decisions. The group was instrumental in the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines for securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Content of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) in 2014 and in the endorsement of the Small-Scale Fisheries Global Strategic Framework in support of the implementation of the SSF Guidelines (SSF-GSF), in 2016, where it also assumed an Advisory Group (AG) role to oversee and advocate for the SSF Guidelines implementation. The Working Group is also looking at additional decision-making bodies outside COFI, such as the WTO and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), by strengthening its capacity to engage and ensuring a meaningful participation for its members.
Coordination Group of the IPC WG on Fisheries
The Coordination Group of the IPC WG on Fisheries has the mandate to identify the priorities on which the WG is going to focus its work. It is composed of representatives from the civil society networks active in the WG, nominated for a two-years mandate, following gender- and regional-balance criteria.
The current members of the Coordination Group are:
- Cairo Laguna – WFF, Nicaragua;
- Editrudith Lukanga – WFF, Tanzania;
- Margaret Nakato – WFF, Uganda;
- Daouda Ndiaye – WFFP, Senegal;
- Josana Pinto – WFFP, Brazil;
- Azril Nizam Omar – WFFP, Malasya.
- Chief Gary Harrison – IITC, Alaska
- Rochelle Diver – IITC, US
- Alex Castillo – LVC, Nicaragua
The current members of the Coordination Group are:
- Cairo Laguna – WFF, Nicaragua;
- Editrudith Lukanga – WFF, Tanzania;
- Margaret Nakato – WFF, Uganda;
- Daouda Ndiaye – WFFP, Senegal;
- Josana Pinto – WFFP, Brazil;
- Azril Nizam Omar – WFFP, Malasya.
- Chief Gary Harrison – IITC, Alaska
- Rochelle Diver – IITC, US
- Alex Castillo – LVC, Nicaragua
Advisory Group to the SSF-GSF
The Advisory Group of the SSF-GSF mechanism is composed of members nominated by the four networks part of the IPC WG on Fisheries (WFF, WFFP, IITC, LVC) who provide recommendations and ensure a coherent and participatory implementation and monitoring of the SSF Guidelines, in accordance with international Human Rights standards.
The current IPC members of the Advisory Group are:
- Nadine Nembhard – WFFP, Belize
- Christiana Saiti Louwa – WFFP, Kenya
- Suman Kalyan Mandaland – WFF, India
- Lorena Ortiz – WFF, Mexico
- Alex Castillo – La Via Campesina, Nicaragua
- Chief Gary Garrison – IITC, Alaska
- Rochelle Diver – IITC, U.S.A.
The current IPC members of the Advisory Group are:
- Nadine Nembhard – WFFP, Belize
- Christiana Saiti Louwa – WFFP, Kenya
- Suman Kalyan Mandaland – WFF, India
- Lorena Ortiz – WFF, Mexico
- Alex Castillo – La Via Campesina, Nicaragua
- Chief Gary Garrison – IITC, Alaska
- Rochelle Diver – IITC, U.S.A.
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