by Masifundise | Sep 30, 2022 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 30 August the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) hosted an engagement with the small-scale fishing cooperatives in and around Kosi Bay in KwaZulu-Natal. This engagement provided an important moment for small-scale fishers to highlight their...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On the 5 September, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) announced that the Western Cape High Court has reviewed and set aside the 2016-2019 process of verification of Small-scale Fishers in the Western Cape province. Last year, Forestry,...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | climate change, Coastal Links, Customary Rights, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
From the 28 August to 2 September 2022, Masifundise hosted its second youth activist school in Kleinmond, Western Cape. The winter school comprised of youth members from the small-scale fishing communities in Northern Cape and Western Cape, as well as Coastal Links...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Fishing Community Profile: Kosi Bay Kosi Bay is a series of four interlinked lakes located in the Umkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal. It also forms part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site in the province. The four lakes that make up Kosi Bay are...
by Masifundise | Aug 26, 2022 | climate change, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 5-7 July Masifundise, Green Connection, Legal Resource Centre, One Ocean Hub as well as various coastal small-scale fishing communities attended an oil and gas workshop hosted by the Coastal Justice Network in Port Alfred. The workshop examined the growth of...
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...
