{"id":93994,"date":"2022-04-20T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/?post_type=samudra&p=93994"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:57:20","slug":"ear-to-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"samudra","link":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/samudra\/ear-to-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Ear to the Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"
How can spaces for dialogue between small-scale fisheries social movements, policymakers and scientists be revived when they remain unlinked in local policy and management?<\/strong><\/p>\n This article is by Maria A.<\/strong> (Mary) Gasalla(mgasalla@usp.br), a Professor of the University of Sao Paulo (USP), and Head of the Fisheries Ecosystems Laboratory (LabPesq\/Oceanographic Institute)<\/p>\n The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of increasingly interconnected food systems and actors across the world. During this time, even as hunger increased significantly\u2014including in rural areas of Brazil\u2014the traditional practices of food production and sharing have secured the intake of nutrition among local communities. This, in the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), is a chance to recognize the important role of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in food security and socioeconomic wellbeing.<\/p>\n The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has identified seven \u2018pillars\u2019 or principles to guide actions in support of SSF communities as part of a Global Action Plan for governments, civil society and other stakeholders: environmental, economic and social sustainability; governance; gender equality and equity; food security and nutrition; and resilience. But the severe disconnect between fisheries social movements, science and policy presents major challenges to the strength of these pillars.<\/p>\n
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