This volume of the 'Yearbook of Fishery Statistics: Commodities' is a compilation of annual statistical data on production and foreign trade of fishery commodities for all countries and territories of the world, for recent years ending in 2003. The Yearbook includes data series on production of processed and preserved fishery products in terms of quantity and imports and exports of fishery products in terms of quantity and value. It also gives statistics on apparent consumption of fish and fishery products, the value and disposition of world fishery production, and direction of trade for...
This volume of the 'Yearbook of Fishery Statistics: Commodities' is a compilation of annual statistical data on production and foreign trade of fisher...
The Commission noted the work undertaken since the first session, considered the report of the Scientific Committee, agreed on a set of recommendations, approved the establishment of Working Group on Fisheries Data and Statistics, and agreed to link with the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP) through a Committee to be established within the Commission. The Commission will hold a regional conference on "Sustainable fisheries development and its contribution to the Millennium Development Goals" within two years; the key topics of the Conference were decided. - La Commission,...
The Commission noted the work undertaken since the first session, considered the report of the Scientific Committee, agreed on a set of recommendation...
Food and Agriculture Organization Yves C. Dub? Franz Schnith?sen
Forest protection and forestry practices are closely linked to decisions that address measures on climate change, biodiversity and the institutional framework for sustainable development. This rich and multifaceted text documents the progress made in creating the political, economic and social conditions that are necessary for a sustainable and multifunctional use of forest resources. An invaluable resource for policy makers, land owners and representatives of non-government organizations, this book will also aid students and researchers in forestry and the environment, and all those...
Forest protection and forestry practices are closely linked to decisions that address measures on climate change, biodiversity and the institutional f...
The meeting was organized as a result of a process, comprising an external evaluation of the Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) and its Networks, in 2004, and the endorsement by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) at its thirtieth session (January 2006) of a meeting of experts to identify the needs for a GFCM subsidiary body of CAQ which would deal with the socio-economic and technical aspects of aquaculture in the Mediterranean. The experts defined the terms of reference, priorities and modus operandi of such a subsidiary body.
The meeting was organized as a result of a process, comprising an external evaluation of the Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) and its Networks, in 2004,...
This publication presents a compilation of information from literature reviews on the body of knowledge available from ongoing unpublished research, research reports and symposia carried out on various aspects of the importance, ecology, biology and control of weedy rices. It also highlights global economic and environmental problems created by weedy rices, including red rice types. This document is a result of FAO partnership arrangements with institutions of excellence to generate information that will be for general public use in an attempt to fulfil the goal of food security. Since this...
This publication presents a compilation of information from literature reviews on the body of knowledge available from ongoing unpublished research, r...
The twenty-fourth session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) was held in concomitance with a Symposium on Hydropower, Flood Control and Water Abstraction: Implications for Fish and Fisheries. The session reviewed EIFAC's activities since 2004 in the fields of fishery biology and management, aquaculture, protection of the aquatic environment, and social and economic issues. EIFAC revised and decided its future programme of work, in particular the activities which should be carried out until the next session of the Commission in 2008. The twenty-fifth session will be...
The twenty-fourth session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) was held in concomitance with a Symposium on Hydropower, Flood ...
'The Sunken Billions: The Economic Justification for Fisheries Reform' shows the difference between the potential and actual net economic benefits from marine fisheries is about $50 billion per year, or some $2 trillion over the last three decades. If fish stocks were rebuilt, the current marine catch could be achieved with approximately half the current global fishing effort. This illustrates the massive overcapacity of the global fleet. The excess competition for the limited fish resources results in declining productivity, economic inefficiency, and depressed fisher incomes. The focus on...
'The Sunken Billions: The Economic Justification for Fisheries Reform' shows the difference between the potential and actual net economic benefits fro...
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011 highlights the differential impacts that the world food crisis of 2006-08 had on different countries, with the poorest being most affected. This year's report focuses on the costs of food price volatility, as well as the dangers and opportunities presented by high food prices. Climate change and an increased frequency of weather shocks, increased linkages between energy and agricultural markets due to growing demand for biofuels, and increased financialization of food and agricultural commodities all suggest that price volatility is here...
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011 highlights the differential impacts that the world food crisis of 2006-08 had on different count...
Small-scale aquaculture producers in developing countries are facing new opportunities and challenges related to market liberalization, globalization and increasingly stringent quality and safety requirements for their products, making it harder for them to access markets. Collective action through participation in farmers' organization (FOs) can provide an effective mechanism to assist small-scale producers overcome these challenges ad contribute to and influence modern market chains and trade. This publication presents factors associated with successful FOs and guiding principles for...
Small-scale aquaculture producers in developing countries are facing new opportunities and challenges related to market liberalization, globalization ...
Josa Aguilar-Manjarrez Food and Agriculture Organization James McDaid Kapetsky
This report is organised in two parts. The first, the workshop report, deals with the background of the EAA effort and the genesis of the workshop. The main conclusions of a review of the status and potential of spatial planning tools, decision-making and modelling in implementing the EAA are also included. The review itself, along with an abstract, forms the second part.
This report is organised in two parts. The first, the workshop report, deals with the background of the EAA effort and the genesis of the workshop. Th...