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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a Tool for Fisheries Management – new Web site launched in all 6 UN languages

Published on FAO.org, 18 October 2007.

The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has launched a Web site to increase knowledge on the contribution of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to fisheries management. This Web site has been developed under a project aimed at supporting the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). One section of the site presents guidelines prepared by FAO on the design, implementation and testing of MPAs as a fisheries management tool.

Sitemap;
Activities;
Statistics;
Geoinfo;
Meetings & News;
Publications;
Glossary;
link to the old fisheries website;
Contact: FAO – FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

About: Mission – The mission of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of FAO is to facilitate and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world’s fisheries and aquaculture. FAO is acutely aware of the fundamental social and economic role played by these two sectors in:

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The Rights Philosophy Forum is dedicated to promoting the exploration and discussion of human rights, and the philosophy and rationale behind them …

Top 20 Rights Philosophers, A crash-course in rights philosophy;
Classic Honorable Mentions;
The Modern Debate;
General Philosphy (with links to most known philosophers, and on its left column: favorite philosophy links);
Rights Education;
Rights Resources;
Rights and Law;
editor’s blog;
Join now (contact): for philosophy.

About:
Mission Statement: Many of the practical problems associated with human rights – from civil rights violations, to genocide, to international intervention – stem from fundamental disagreements about ethical philosophy. The Rights Philosophy Forum aims to nurture understanding of competing philosophies, and to encourage everyone involved in the human rights debate to continually refine, strengthen, and even overhaul their own arguments when necessary. At the same time, the RPF hopes to cultivate a sense of cooperation and tolerance in the discussion of human rights philosophy, and to promote a healthy, fruitful interchange of ideas between peoples and countries holding vastly different viewpoints.

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Linked with Nosandla Malindi – South Africa.

DELTA stands for Development Education and Leadership Teams in Action. It is a collective training event to prompt action for social change. Its roots are in Freirean critical awareness, human relations training in group work, organizational development, social analysis and a conceptualization of transformation derived from liberation theology.

The program was originally developed for use in Kenya. It has spread thereafter to other neighboring countries in Africa thanks to mobile training teams. It has also been used in European countries. (full text).

Delta started in 1992 as a project of the Catholic Welfare Development (CWD). In 1995 it became independent from CWD. Delta has been empowering women in the urban and rural areas in the Western Cape. (full text).

I found no own website.

Links:

Google Scholar-search;

Practical Action Publishing.

(english, francais, portuguesa, espanol, deutsch)

Linked with ‘Stand Up against poverty‘ on this blog of October 11th, 2006.

Welcome to the updated Stand Up and Speak Out 2007 website. We’ve tried to make it as simple as possible for you to get involved in Stand Up and Speak Out. You can find events and see if any are planned near you. Hosting your own event is easy when you know the « Three Rs » of Stand Up and Speak Out: Register, Record, Report. Simply come to the Homepage to register your event (Good news, you are already here!) … (full text).

Online Video Announcement: At 14:00 GMT on Oct. 18th (2007). The event will be hosted here.

Join us to hear the officially verified Guinness World Record number for the number of people who took part in the “Stand Up and Speak Out” challenge on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. At 14:00 GMT on Oct. 18, 2007 the event will be hosted at this web address;

The Stand Up blog;
materials in all languages (from arabic material to youth material);
Events;
Updates/Newsletter;
Contacts.

About: ‘End Poverty 2015′, the Millennium Campaign, is an interagency initiative of the United Nations that supports citizens’ efforts to hold their governments to accountable for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals Working in more than 30 countries, both rich and poor, the Campaign partners with a wide range of partners at the international and local level to inspire grassroots movements toward the achievement of the Goals.

Go to Millenium campaign and click on the links.
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(Hindi-section)

The Right to Food Campaign is an informal network of organisations and individuals committed to the realisation of the right to food in India. We consider that everyone has a fundamental right to be free from hunger. Our shared commitment is expressed in the campaign’s foundation statement. For a brief account of the campaign’s activities so far, here is an introductory note.

Site Map;
Employment Guarantee Act;
Integrated Child Development Services ICDS;
Legal Action;
Related Campaigns;
Contact: Right to Food Campaign, Secretariat, Q – 21-B, Top Floor, Jungpura Extn., New Delhi – 110014, (Ph 011 43501335). E-mail, web-contact.

About: Foundation statement: “The right to food campaign is an informal network of organisations and individuals committed to the realisation of the right to food in India. We consider that everyone has a fundamental right to be free from hunger and undernutrition. Realising this right requires not only equitable and sustainable food systems, but also entitlements relating to livelihood security such as the right to work, land reform and social security. We consider that the primary responsibility for guaranteeing these entitlements rests with the state. Lack of financial resources cannot be accepted as an excuse for abdicating this responsibility. In the present context, where people’s basic needs are not a political priority, state intervention itself depends on effective popular organisation. We are committed to fostering this process through all democratic means.” (full text).