In this interview, Saúl Vicente Vázquez from the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) highlights the urgent struggle of Indigenous Peoples to defend their lands as a vital act of protecting the environment and sustaining life itself. He emphasizes the inseparable connection between territorial rights and environmental justice, calling for collective action to safeguard Indigenous territories […]| International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)
In May 2025, an IPC delegation participated in the 13th session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture (COFI:AQ XIII). This session focused on shaping global aquaculture policy, particularly in relation to the Guidelines on Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA), endorsed by COFI in 2024. Under the umbrella of FAO’s Blue Transformation Roadmap (2022-2030), the GSA has rapidly become a central […] The post Industrial aquaculture is not the solution for food security appeared first on International P...| International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)
In 2014, the FAO Committee on Fisheries adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). These guidelines were created by the small-scale fisheries movements in negotiation with governments. Adopting a human rights-approach, the Guidelines recognize the fundamental role played by the fisherfolks and […] The post The IPC global fisherfolk movements meet in Rome to review the implementatio...| International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)