In the last few months FAO held four regional consultation workshops on the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. The summary conclusions and recommendations following these workshops are now available for download:
1. December 7-10, 2015. Muscat, Oman. FAO. (2015). Near Summary Conclusions and Recommendations of the Near East and North Africa Regional Consultation Workshop: Towards the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries withing the Context of Food security and Poverty Eradication. FAO
2. November 23-26, 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Summary Conclusions and Recommendations of the South Asia FAO-BOBLME Regional Consultation on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security. FAO.
3. September 15-18, 2015. Conclusions of the East Africa Consultation Workshop on improving small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. FAO.
4. August 24-27, 2015. Summary Conclusions and Recommendations of the South East Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guideliens for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. Ramada Bintang Bali Resort, Indonesia. FAO.
