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Monday, 27th February 2012
Foreground: Robert Nasi and Jaboury Ghazoul at the Impact Assessment workshop. Photo credit Samuel Stacey.
Collaboration and partnership is the guiding force by which much of the work in the CGIAR research programs is heading, and for good reason; sharing resources and knowledge on common challenges is a faster and more effective way to achieve our goals, especially in impact...
Monday, 27th February 2012
Source: World BankSINGAPORE, February 24, 2012— A powerful coalition of governments, international organizations, civil society groups and private interests are joining together under the banner of a Global Partnership for Oceans to confront widely documented problems of over-fishing, marine degradation, and habitat loss.
In a keynote speech to be delivered today at The Economist’s...
Friday, 24th February 2012
It is four in the morning and the Jurong Fishery Port is buzzing with activity. Boxes of various varieties of fish are being unloaded here at Singapore's largest wholesale fish market. Workers are busy cleaning and displaying their stock and traders are negotiating hard with perspective buyers. Read Article
Friday, 10th February 2012
Expiscor, the blog by Stephen Hall, is now available on the iTunes Store as a downloadable podcast for your iPod, iPhone and iPad and from the WorldFish YouTube channel. Narrated by Stephen Hall, the podcast is the audio accompaniment to the blog Expiscor.
Following the success of Stephen's blog, which was released last November, WorldFish has launched the Expiscor podcast. "Aimed at...
Monday, 30th January 2012
Two sentiments that come across strongly when speaking with Jo Luck about her appointment as Chair of the Program Oversight Panel (POP) are excitement and enthusiasm. For those unfamiliar with the Program's governance, the POP provides strategic oversight and monitoring, together with guidance on science quality, gender, partnerships and networking. Just after confirming her appointment, Jo...
Thursday, 26th January 2012
Green Investments in the Marine Sector Can Bring Tide of Economic and Social Benefits
Report Spotlights Opportunities for Green Jobs and Growth in Tourism, Transport, Energy and Other Areas
Manila/Nairobi, 25 January 2012 – Healthy seas and coasts would pay healthy dividends in a green economy, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United...
Friday, 6th January 2012
“We had failed several times before, and many people thought it wasn’t worth trying more, but we decided we had to,” says Om Meng, the leader of a community fishery in the floating village of Phat Sanday, on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake. “Our livelihoods depend on having a place to fish…”
http://www.worldfishcenter.org/outcome/success-stories/building-resilient-community-fisheries-tonle-sap-...
Tuesday, 13th December 2011
Monday, 12 December 2011 - A Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony was held at the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Learning Centre, Gulshan, between BRAC and WorldFish. The aim of the Memorandum of Understanding is to implement fish-related activities for the BRAC organized farming household under the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Project in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD...
Wednesday, 30th November 2011
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Tuesday, 29th November 2011
Fish for the future; Investing in a sustainable supply of seafood
Scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and other interested parties from around the world met in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 9 –11 December 2011 to explore the opportunities in setting up a global investment facility for impact investing in sustainable aquaculture.