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December 2020

OECD Review of Fisheries 2020

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This report aims to support policy makers and sector stakeholders in their efforts to deliver sustainable and resilient fisheries that can provide jobs, food, and livelihoods for future generations.
8 October 2019
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Towards resilience and risk reduction for coral reefs in Central America

The Mesoamerican Reef Fund identifies key reef sites across Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, an economic valuation of reefs and the services they provide, hurricane risk and vulnerability assessments as well as an estimate of the cost of emergency response actions. It plans to train and set up responses from on the ground emergency brigades to insurance payouts to support this work.
February 2017

The Sunken Billions Revisited: Progress and Challenges in Global Marine Fisheries

World Bank Group

Global marine fisheries are in crisis. The proportion of fisheries that are fully fished, overfished, depleted, or recovering from overfishing increased from just over 60 percent in the mid-1970s to about 75 percent in 2005 and to almost 90 percent in 2013.

January 2018

Impacts of Climate Change on Fisheries and Aquaculture: Synthesis of current knowledge, adaptation, and mitigation options

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
This report provides the most up-to-date information on the disaggregated impacts of climate change for marine and inland fisheries and for aquaculture, in the context of poverty alleviation and the differential dependency of countries on fish and fishery resources. The work is based on model projections, data analyses, and national, regional, and basin-scale assessments. Overall, the results indicate that climate change will lead to significant changes in the availability and trade of fish products, with potentially important geopolitical and economic consequences, especially for those countries most dependent on the fisheries sector.
January 2017

Resource Dependence and Social Resilience in North Ari Atoll, Maldives

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Government of Maldives
This case study provides information on the social resilience of eight local community islands in North Ari Atoll, Maldives, and identifies differences in gender roles, resource use, and perception of environmental issues. This study is key in understanding the value of ecosystem services in one atoll in the Maldives.
26 June 2020
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IUCN Webinar: Dialogue on Marine Solutions in the Pacific

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
On 25 June 2020 at 16:00 (EDT), the International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN) is hosting a webinar on "Dialogue on Marine Solutions in the Pacific", as part of their "BEST-PANORAMA" series.
April 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Blue Economy: New challenges and prospects for recovery and resilience

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Blue economy sectors such as travel, tourism, maritime transport, fisheries, and seafood production have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This report calls for response measures to include support to small-scale fishers, many of whom are self-employed and don’t have income or health insurance.
November 2016

Trade and Environment Review 2016: Fish Trade

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Trade and Environment Review 2016: Fish Trade examines issues pertinent to the promotion of sustainable use of living marine resources in healthy oceans and seas, bringing together a collection of independent articles by 24 leading experts and practitioners on fish governance systems; fish harvest, production and consumption; unsustainable fishing practices; fish and marine ecosystems management; and fish trade.

Community-Based Mangrove Planting Handbook for Papua New Guinea

Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Government of Papua New Guinea
This handbook presents a step-by-step guide on how to rehabilitate mangroves. Although the main purpose is to address coastal flooding, this handbook has been designed to be applicable to planting mangroves for all purposes, including carbon absorption, conservation, fisheries, and ecotourism. It outlines five activities, including: (i) creation of a project work plan, (ii) site preparation, (iii) planting, (iv) monitoring and training, and (v) project funding.
January 2020

Nature is too big to fail – Biodiversity: the next frontier in financial risk management

In a new report, 'Nature is too big to fail – Biodiversity: the next frontier in financial risk management', PwC Switzerland and WWF Switzerland find that the financial risks associated with the loss of

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