The Red List of threatened species, prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has listed 132 species of plants and animals as Critically Endangered, the most threatened category, from India. Plants seemed to be the most thr...

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit here today it would create the world's biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity. "I would like to announce today Maldives will become the first country ...

At a side event on the ongoing Rio+20, the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development, the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) organized a session on "Dialogue on the Human Rights Approach to Fisheries", which addressed, in par...

Artisanal lobster fishers from Ceará State in northeastern Brazil are pursuing a label which recognizes their responsible fishing practices and the origin of their lobster catches. A June 10 meeting of community leaders from six communities agreed to...

Thousands of citizens and members of civil society organizations from around the world have been gathering in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to voice their concerns on the issues being discussed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Developmen...

More than 100 Heads of State and government today gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and ad...

Fisheries officials in New Zealand estimates up to $1.4 million worth of fish was dumped at sea during the foreign trawler Oyang 75’s two fishing trips off the South Island. The taking of evidence was completed in a formal proof hearing against five ...

The emergence of new challenges in the fisheries industry led to the review of Fiji's legal policies that govern this vital sector. Minister for Primary Industry Joketani Cokanasiga made this remark while addressing fellow Fisheries Ministers from the ...

Sustainable development will not be achieved without empowering women, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with advancing gender equality said today, adding that the importance of their participation must be reflected in all aspects of the outcom...

China says it will pull out its fishing boats from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea following a similar move by the Philippines. The standoff at Scarborough Shoal erupted in April when the Philippines accused Chinese fishermen of poaching inside...