The 11th COP to the Convention on Biological Diversity and beyond Marianne Manuel, Mahima Jaini, Sahir Advani, Aarthi Sridhar Over 160 countries are signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which is an agreement dating from 5th June, 1992, that legally binds governments to protect their natural resources. The CDB sets forth guidelines and…
Tracing transformations in fishing technologies in Odisha Arundhati Jagadish, Muralidharan M, Aarthi Sridhar The evolution in fishing technologies, interventions and innovations along the national coastline offers insight not only into the history of India’s fisheries but also a roadmap for the formulation of better marine conservation laws and regulatory frameworks for fisheries management. For instance,…
Support to the National Coastal Protection Campaign Marianne Manuel The NCPC is a national network of fish worker unions and representatives from environmental and social justice-focused organisations including NGOs and legal, research, media and civil society groups. Formed by the National Fishworker Forum (NFF) in 2007 and still under its leadership, the NCPC emerged in…