Publication Date:
2021-07-16
Description:
Costa Rica is among the first few countries to respond immediately and favourably to the question of implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines). In a move that extends overwhelming support to the small-scale fisheries, in particular to women in the sector, the Costa Rican government, in association with the country’s fishers and their representatives, and civil society organisations, has introduced a bill for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines. Titled ‘General Law for the sustainability of small-scale, artisanal fisheries in the context of food security, poverty eradication and shared governance’, this bill is presently under consideration by the representatives of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly.
Keywords:
Fisheries
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Policies
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Yemaya
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ICSF
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Costa Rica
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fisheries legislation
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bill
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SSF guidelines
;
small scale fisheries
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sustainable fisheries
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artisanal fisheries
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food security
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poverty
;
governance
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VGSSF
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
article
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
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