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Interview with Nicole Franz, FAO: ‘The International Year for Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture: Opportunities to increase transparency for small-scale fisheries’
Small in scale, big in value. Today marks the launch of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA2022). On this occasion, our Technicial Advisor, Andre Standing, sat…
tBrief #06 – Invisible, Undervalued and Underappreciated? Transparency for small-scale fisheries
Government transparency matters for small-scale fisheries! Yet, research on small-scale fisheries, as well as on recreational fishing, has consistently found that official data tends to underestimate their scale and importance. This…
TAKING STOCK: FiTI launches online transparency assessment of fisheries management information for Comoros
6 October 2021. The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) announced today the launch of its TAKING STOCK assessment for Comoros. As part of wider efforts to promote transparency in fisheries management…
Open Government Partnership joins International Board of FiTI
In order to promote access to information and public participation in marine fisheries, as well as wider open government reforms, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative…
FiTI hosts workshop on OGP implementation in Senegal
Dakar, 30 September 2021 - As part of Senegal's National Action Plan 2021-2023 within the framework of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a workshop for raising awareness and sharing experiences…
Madagascar joins FiTI!
30 September 2021 – In another milestone for global transparency efforts in marine fisheries management, the government of Madagascar has declared its public commitment to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative…
Ecuador takes an important step towards joining the FiTI
Manta - 26 August 2021. Upon invitation from the Vice-Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries of Ecuador (VMAF) numerous stakeholders from the fisheries sector attended the workshop ‘Socialization of the Fisheries…
FiTI starts cooperation activities with Bolivia to strengthen transparency for its vessel registry
La Paz - 20 August 2021. Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Bolivian Ministry of Justice and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), a first workshop…
OGP Action Plan workshop discusses commitment towards the FiTI in Senegal
Dakar - 27/28 July 2021. The Directorate of Good Governance conducted a technical validation workshop of the proposed commitments for Senegal's first National Action Plan (NAP) to the Open Government…