Events - Fisheries and Food Security
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Report Launch – Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The Contributions of Small-Scale Fisheries to Sustainable Development (Session 2)
In this hybrid event, FAO, Duke University, and WorldFish will launch the Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development report, which assesses the current environmental, economic, gender, food security and nutrition, and governance dimensions of small-scale fisheries globally.
Report Launch – Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The Contributions of Small-Scale Fisheries to Sustainable Development (Session 1)
In this hybrid event, FAO, Duke University, and WorldFish will launch the Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development report, which assesses the current environmental, economic, gender, food security and nutrition, and governance dimensions of small-scale fisheries globally.
Blue Economy Summit 2023
The idea of the “blue economy” is compelling—and contested. On one hand, there is growing enthusiasm for using the oceans’ resources to grow economies and improve livelihoods while maintaining healthy marine ecosystems. On the other hand, the acceleration of ocean-based economic activity threatens to overwhelm increasingly vulnerable environments and communities. This is particularly important for small-scale fishing communities, which is likely the oceans’ largest source of livelihoods.
Policy Perspectives: Small-Scale Fisheries in the Anthropocene Ocean
Duke students, join John Virdin, on the often-hidden role that small-scale fisheries play in societies worldwide and the threats they face in an increasingly crowded ocean.
Illuminating Hidden Harvests: Small-scale Fisheries and their Governance
Small-scale fisheries are one of the oldest and still most prevalent ocean uses and food production systems. However, their contributions to society have been difficult to measure and often underappreciated by decision-makers. Here we share some of the preliminary findings of the Illuminating Hidden Harvests assessment of the contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development, led by FAO, WorldFish and Duke University.
Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): A snapshot of key findings
A “first-look” at some key findings from the upcoming Illuminating Hidden Harvest (IHH) report.
Partnership to Strengthen Science-Policy Nexus for Sustainable Fisheries
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and Duke University are announcing a new partnership to shed new light on small-scale fisheries and to promote applied research to support the implementation of global instruments that promote them.
Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The Contributions of Small-Scale Fisheries to Sustainable Development
This 90-minute webinar will showcase the IHH study’s rationale and methods and some of the progress and results so far (approach, country case studies and thematic studies). It includes a moderated round table discussion on how to leverage the methods, information and results from the IHH study towards improved policy decision making and in-country capacity for interdisciplinary data collection and analysis. At the end, audience members will be invited to participate in a Q&A session with the speakers.
National Essential Fish Habitat Summit
This year marks the 20-year anniversary of the essential fish habitat provisions of the Sustainable Fisheries Act. The National Essential Fish Habitat Summit will acknowledge this important milestone by convening council and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries habitat experts to share ideas and approaches across regions.
Kim Gordon and Katie Latanich, co-directors of the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum (Fisheries Forum) at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, will be among the speakers.
Leadership in a Time of Rapid Change: Envisioning Solutions to Environmental Challenges
The Nicholas Institute will host a day-long forum—convened in honor of its tenth anniversary—to assess how we can harness big data, cutting-edge technologies, and adaptation research to create science-based, interdisciplinary approaches attuned to the accelerating and dynamic change in the world.
Fishing for a Sustainable Future
The global fish market is big business—worth a staggering $137.7 billion annually. Management of the world’s fisheries, like many of our precious natural resources, is a challenging and complex system, driven by factors of territory, conservation, culture and revenue.
Are Fisheries Turning the Corner?
Join the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the Ocean Policy Working Group at the Duke University Center for International Studies for a panel discussion focused on the state of fish stocks.
Dr. Cathy A. Roheim
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the sixth presentation of the Spring 2011 Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and UPEP Environmental Institutions Seminar Series. Our speaker will be Dr. Cathy A. Roheim, Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island.