by Masifundise | Jun 10, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, WFFP
The United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 (UNOC2022) will take place from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference aims to mobilize action and propel science-based innovative solutions directed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action rooted...
by Masifundise | May 6, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 12 April 2022, Masifundise hosted a successful strategy and planning workshop in preparation for a Fisher Peoples Tribunal to take place in 2023. The organisation has worked with rural small-scale fishing communities for the last 20 years, supporting mobilisation...
by Masifundise | May 6, 2022 | Discussion Papers, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
In April, minister Barbra Creecy of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) announced that they have extended the closing date for submission of appeals for the 2021/22 Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP2022) to the 29 May 2022. The...
by Masifundise | Apr 8, 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 4th April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its third report titled, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change. The most recent report provides instructions that need to occur with quick impact, to drastically reduce...
by Masifundise | Feb 18, 2022 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, WFFP
The African Advisory Group (AAG) is planning to assess the implementation of the Small-scale Fisheries Guidelines (SSFG) in 10 African countries this year. In February 2020, Masifundise coordinated a workshop in Zimbabwe to unite delegates from regional organisations...
by Masifundise | Jan 21, 2022 | climate change, Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 17 January 2022 the portfolio committee on mineral resources began their nationwide public participation hearings on the Gas amendment Bill of the 2001 in the Eastern Cape. The first leg of these public hearings took place in Ncumisa Khondlo hall in Peddie. ...
