MPA - img1 Marine Protected Areas: Local and Traditional Fishing Community Perspectives
MPA - img2 MPA - img3

SAMUDRA Report

  • Recognize Rights
    (SAMUDRA Report 49; Mar 08) Fr
    The following statement on implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Programme of Work on Protected Areas was delivered on 11 February 2008, at the 2nd Meeting of the Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Protected Areas, at Rome
  • Towards a New Commons
    (SAMUDRA Report 49; Mar 08) Fr
    A recent ICSF workshop drew on country case studies to provide a small-scale fishing community perspective on marine protected areas
  • Reversing from a Dead End
    (SAMUDRA Report 49; Mar 08) Fr
    The Iroise marine park in Brittany, France, could serve as a model for fishermen who wish to move towards sustainable fisheries while retaining their sources of livelihood
  • Reserving a Role for Communities
    (SAMUDRA Report 48; Nov 07)     Fr, Esp
    Communities, if seen as rights holders, can be powerful allies in conservation and management of coastal and marine resources through protected areas
  • Be Consultative, Participatory
    (SAMUDRA Report 48; Nov 07) Fr, Esp
    The statement of Anglophone Africa Subregional Workshop on the Reivew of, and Capacity Building for, the Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas 
  • Declaration of Charter
    (SAMUDRA Report 48; Nov 07) Fr, Esp
    The Declaration of Charter was adopted at the workshop on "Fisheries and Marine Reserves in India", held in New Delhi, India 
  • An Integrated Approach
    (SAMUDRA Report 47; July 07) Fr, Esp
    The French experience shows that if fishermen are convinced of the potential benefits of marine protected areas, they will take an active part in their implementation 
  • Only four years left to 2010!
    (SAMUDRA Report 43; Mar 06) Fr, Esp
    A joint NGO statement at the 2006 meeting of the CBD called for the involvement of indigenous/local communities
  • Life Studies
    (SAMUDRA Report 43; Mar 06) Fr, Esp
    A seasonal fishing ban meant to conserve turtles in Orissa, India, has fatally affected fishing communities
  • Dreams vs Painful Realities
    (SAMUDRA Report 42; Nov 05) Fr, Esp
    There are contradictions aplenty on both land and sea in the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve, Brazil 
  • Making Local Communities Visible
    (SAMUDRA Report 42; Nov 05) Fr, Esp
    There are issues surrounding MPAs and the livelihoods of coastal communities within them
  • Speaking for ourselves
    (SAMUDRA Report 42; Nov 05) Fr, Esp
    Some reflections on the first International Marine Protected Area Congress, and the need for a human perspective
  • Filleting Nemo
    (SAMUDRA Report 38; July 04) Fr, Esp
    For many indigenous communities, national and marine parks can be significant threats to their hunting and fishing rights
  • Deal With Hunger and Poverty First
    (SAMUDRA Report 37; Mar 04) Fr, Esp
    Coastal and indigenous fishing communities undoubtedly have a long-term stake in the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity, given their reliance on coastal and marine biodiversity for livelihoods and income.
  • Recognize rights
    (SAMUDRA Report 37; Mar 04) Fr, Esp
    The following statement was issued at the 2004 meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD
  • Uphold traditional fishing rights
    (SAMUDRA Report 37; Mar 04) Fr, Esp
    This statement of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity was made at the 2004 meeting of the CBD
  • Marine and coastal protected areas
    (SAMUDRA Report 37; Mar 04) Fr, Esp
    The following is the draft decision on marine and coastal biological diversity taken at the 2004 meeting CBD
  • Governance, Participation, Equity, Benefit Sharing
    (SAMUDRA Report 37; Mar 04) Fr, Esp
    Programme element 2 in the Annex on programme of work on protected areas under Agenda item 24 is relevant to fishworkers
  • Sustaining Livelihoods
    (SAMUDRA Report 37; Mar 04) Fr, Esp
    This is a brief account of the discussions at the 2004 meeting of the CBD on Agenda Item 18.2 on marine and coastal biological diversity
  • Parking in the Right Place
    (SAMUDRA Report 36;  Nov 03) Fr, Esp
    Even in “strictly protected areas”, it is argued for permitting artisanal and community-based fisheries to operate, as long as their fisheries are not a threat to the health of the marine ecosystem, as determined by science-based observations. An ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management should consider fishers as part of the ecosystem, and not as outsiders
  • Protecting coastal areas
    (SAMUDRA Report 36;  Nov 03) Fr, Esp
    The World Parks Congress Recommendations 22 and 23 deal with building a global system of marine and coastal protected area networks
  • Jammed in Jambudwip
    (SAMUDRA Report 34; Mar 03)     Fr, Esp
    The traditional stake-net fishers of the ecologically sensitive Jambudwip island, West Bengal, India, face a likely ban of their seasonal fisheries
  • The future reserved
    (SAMUDRA Report 20; May 08) Fr, Esp
    The experience of New Zealand seems to suggest marine reserves as a proactive solution to the crisis in the world’s oceans
Overview
Legal Processes
ICSF Resources
   Publications/Case Studies
   SAMUDRA Report
   Yemaya
   Statements
   Papers/Presentations
   CDs/Videos
   Photo Gallery
   Others
Other Resources
   Focus Areas
   Online Resources
Home
MPA - Out of Bounds

News

More >>

  ICSF - INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIVE IN SUPPORT OF FISHWORKERS