by Masifundise | Aug 26, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, WFFP
On June 17, 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) finalized the agreement on the widely debated negotiations aimed at limiting fisheries subsidies that contribute and create a conducive environment to overfishing. The agreement aimed to protect overfished stocks by...
by Masifundise | Jul 22, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 6 June, small-scale fishers and community members from Hondeklipbaai attended an Environmental Impact Management Services (EIMS) stakeholder engagement, together with Masifundise. The engagement aimed to update communities on the proposed oil and gas exploration...
by Masifundise | Jul 22, 2022 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 18 May, the Langebaan small-scale fishers wrote a letter to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) regarding the number of boats registered on their permit. They were assisted by the Legal Resources Centre and supported by Masifundise. The...
by Masifundise | Jun 10, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 30 May, small-scale fishing communities and environmental activists returned to the High Court in Gqeberha to hear the arguments for the case against Shell to stop seismic blasting on the Wild Coast. This comes after an interdict was granted last year preventing...
by Masifundise | Jun 10, 2022 | Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On the 19 May, Masifundise hosted an online roundtable to discuss the current Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) and its implications for the small-scale fishing (SFF) sector, in light of the appeal process being extended to 29 July 2022. The roundtable was...
by Masifundise | Jun 10, 2022 | Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 11 May, the fishing communities of Papendorp and Ebenhaeser gathered for their monthly meeting together with, Masifundise, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), Nico Waldeck from ABALOBI and The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), to discuss the state of...
