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    Hong-Kong
    hongkong

    Forum that took place in December of 2005, having like main subjects the recovery of the coastal zones due to tsunami that whipped the zone in 2004; the preoccupation of the communities of fishermen by the lack of resources to recover the affected fishing zones; and the investments of the great industries in acuicultura on great scale. Also we participated in support to the fishing communities of the Philippines in the manifestations against the WTO.
    San Juan de Luz
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    It took place in San Juan de Luz (Pais Vasco-French Country), in November of 2006, being subjects fishing policies of World-wide Forum of Pescadores (WFFP), environmental and ecological preoccupations, planning for the GA 4, 2007 and diverse plans of future. Also a conference occurred on the globalization in San Sebastián organized by one of our collaborator in the País Vasco-French Country, (ITSAS-GEROA).
    Mali
    maliMore of 500 representive of 80 countries, organizations of farmers, artisan agriculturists, fishermen, indigenous towns, ecological people, migration people, shepherds, consumers, etc, we met in Mali to fortify the global movement for the nourishing sovereignty. – we have additional information in our zone of download -
    Mali 2008
    mali2008Conferences celebrated from 15th until 16th August in Selengue (Mali). The aim of this meeting was to make an assessment of the monitoring activities after the previous Nyeleni forums, and to analyze the international context and discuss how to carry out the program of Nyeleni and the action plan. Among other things, commented on topics like as food sovereignty, the end of the social barriers, protection of farmers and nomads to consumers as well as the creation of aliens and action plans.
    Sri Lanka 2007
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    In the last months of November and December, 2007, it was celebrated in Negombo (Sri lanka) the 4th General Meeting of World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP). The event gathered to sector representatives of the four continents, where was AGAMAR. In the event was on speaking about different cultural, social, economic and environmental topics, which affects to the fishing communities. In this sense, the defence of the social rigths and the free access to the resources in the fishing, the difficult laboral situation of the fisherwomen, the fight against globalization or the valoration about OIT actions, they were some topics discussed in this international foro. For more information, go to the last number of AGAMAR magazine (nº 10/2008). It is already to unload in PDF.
    Rome 2008
    terrapretaBetween the days 1st and 4th of June, 2008, was celebrated the Terra Preta Forum in Roma. The objetive was debating and looking solutions to the climate change, food crisis, agrofuels, and the industrial politics about fishing and agriculture, that multinationals want to promote. AGAMAR and another organizations in the world participate in this event, as members of WFFP. The fundamental reivindications was the Food Sovereignty, the defence of the family agriculture and the handmade fishing, the cessation of the agro fuels and solutions to the climate change
    Bangkok 2008
    bangkong4th World Conference on Small Scale Fisheries held between 13th and 17th of October in Bangkok (Thailand). The Conference was co-organized by FAO and the Royal Government of Thailand. It was convened in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) and The WorldFish Centre. Fishing communities, indigenous peoples, organizations and associations from around the world have tried to defend their positions and duties to governments and entrepreneurs of fishing. AGAMAR has participated in this event, as a member of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss wider economic development and coma about human rights, processes and systems of fisheries policies, approaches to fisheries management and aspects of market access and means to increase the Post-harvest benefits. To achieve these objectives have been met with an extensive work program that was divided into plenary sessions and parallel meetings of working groups. Through various meetings, demonstrations, lectures and workshops have covered a wide range of issues with the ultimate aim of addressing the sustainable development of small-scale fishing.
    Río de Janeiro, 2008
    mercosulConferences held from 24 to 28 November in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to promote small-scale agriculture, promoting the role of women in this occupation. This event, which was organized by COPROFAM, sought to affirm and extend political representation, social mobilization and capacity of proposed of family farmers, peasants and indigenous South of American represented by COPROFAM, through the qualified participation in various national political dialogue, regional and international levels. It has also sought to promote the debate about food sovereignty and security, enabling to the participants to understand better the role of family, rural and indigenous farming in the production processes and the supply of food to supply local markets, national and regional, as well as discuss the role of the State and propose policies to guarantee the production, distribution and access to food by improving the nutritional quality of the poorest of the bloc. Moreover, from the international financial crisis, have been proposed measures and actions that governments should take with the support and participation of civil society in the construction of public policies for rural development, food security and sovereignty. With this type of event is got the exchange among the different organizations, to know the diverse realities and the size of their demands in the middle of the discussion about rural development and food production, arguing at once, about working ways and strategic alliances to develop actions in the signatory countries to implement public policies to achieve greater economic development with equity and social justice and access to the Human Right to Food. Agamar has gone to this event has in solidarity with the family farming and to encourage cultural exchange and of experiences, given the similarity in the system that exists between agriculture and small-scale fishing.
    Roma 2009 (2 a de 6 marzo)
    roma2009Conferences held from 24 to 28 November in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to promote small-scale agriculture, promoting the role of women in this occupation. This event, which was organized by COPROFAM, sought to affirm and extend political representation, social mobilization and capacity of proposed of family farmers, peasants and indigenous South of American represented by COPROFAM, through the qualified participation in various national political dialogue, regional and international levels. It has also sought to promote the debate about food sovereignty and security, enabling to the participants to understand better the role of family, rural and indigenous farming in the production processes and the supply of food to supply local markets, national and regional, as well as discuss the role of the State and propose policies to guarantee the production, distribution and access to food by improving the nutritional quality of the poorest of the bloc. Moreover, from the international financial crisis, have been proposed measures and actions that governments should take with the support and participation of civil society in the construction of public policies for rural development, food security and sovereignty. With this type of event is got the exchange among the different organizations, to know the diverse realities and the size of their demands in the middle of the discussion about rural development and food production, arguing at once, about working ways and strategic alliances to develop actions in the signatory countries to implement public policies to achieve greater economic development with equity and social justice and access to the Human Right to Food. Agamar has gone to this event has in solidarity with the family farming and to encourage cultural exchange and of experiences, given the similarity in the system that exists between agriculture and small-scale fishing.Conference by Natalia Laiño in Rome, 2009: “Recoñecemento dos dereitos da muller na pesca a pequena escala” (22 KB)
    Rome 2009 (13 a 17 de Novembre)
    roma200902Meeting with FAO that took place from 2nd to 6th March in Rome. In addition to Agamar, who has come as a member of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) have come to this event organizations around the world related to the world of fishing. With the objective to discuss the future of small scale fishing, have been discussed among others the following topics: management of high seas fisheries, combat fishing not legal, unreported and unregulated fishing, the union responsible fisheries with social development to ensure sustainability of small-scale fisheries and the effects of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture.Also, different organizations reviewed the progress in implementing the Code of Conduct of FAO for Responsible Fisheries. In this respect, there is a total absence of women’s issues in this code, so WFFP demanded from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the FAO greater presence of women at all levels since in reality the woman is present in every phase of fishing, from extraction through to the sale and consumption. Besides meeting with the FAO itself, on Wednesday 4th, took place a reunion parallel of WFFP, where different members have spoken of the agency to expose their problems and concerns.In this act, Natalia Laiño, General Secretary of Agamar, highlighted the role of shellfisherwoman in Galicia as an example to be considered by other organizations, but also took the opportunity to demand greater recognition of women fish workers worldwide, Which asserted that elements such as organization, education and awareness are essential.

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    Rome 2010 (14-17 June)
    roma200903Meeting held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14, 15, 16 and June 17, 2010 with the aim of discussing global governance in agriculture, fisheries and food. In recent years research has focused on five areas of interest are as follows:

    - Via Campesina wants to understand the disconnection between FAO headquarters and regional offices and national

    - Via Campesina wants a single space to design policies and governance of the UN food and agriculture

    - Via Campesina wants to FAO returns to its mandate and respond to the schedule of the Via Campesina,

    - Via Campesina wants to know more about the monitoring process ICARRD

    - Via Campesina wants to know the plans of the Secretariat of the treaty after the meeting in Tunez.

    These five points are intended to provide greater insight to the developments that are to FAO and which are of specific importance to the strategic objectives of the Via Campesina in relation to issues of food and farming of the UN. Among others: the growing absence of explicit areas of FAO’s work to address the political and social dimensions of development; the precariousness of the FAO’s relations with civil society, questions remain about the role of FAO within the UN institutional architecture for food and agriculture. Among others, have considered issues such as trends in production, consumption, trade, prices, policy changes that affect markets and trade in agricultural commodities and trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO). Agamar attended this event as the sole representative of the World Forum Fisher Peoples (WFFP). In this sense, Manolo Maneiro, General Secretary of the Association, based its action primarily on two points. On the one hand expressed his opposition regarding the organization of the FAO and the base should have greater weight than it does now, that is, increasing the importance of those workers are responsible for assessing the needs and situation and the various sub-sectors of the peasant movement and fisheries. Furthermore, no comment Agamar prone to transfer to other countries for models that did not work here, because they look more economic use to the survival of the subsectors.
    AGAMAR is present in Karachi, Pakistan, at the fifth general assembly of the World Forum of populations of fishermen (WFFP)
    karachiwffpThe chairwoman of Agamar, Natalia Laíño, and the Secretary Xeral, Manolo Maneiro, were at the end of last month in the Fifth General Assembly of the Fishermen’s World Forum (WFFP) celebrated in Karachi (Pakistan). During his stay in the Pakistani city, financial, commercial and port center of the country, it was debated on the problematic current ones that concern the coastal communities and on a small scale. Finally they reached an agreement on a strategy of action in the one that tries to direct for him, in outline, the actions of awareness on the impacts of the climate change and the importance of the protection of the environment, to increase the collaboration with the World Forum of Fishermen, ONG’s, and of other fishermen’s organizations, to ask the governments to rectify the legislation on the work inside the fishing sector to determine the minimal age and to assure the education of the children of fishing communities and to continue the process of valuation of the role of the women inside the fishermen’s communities. At the conclusion of the meetings there was chosen the new General Secretary of the WFFP, Muhammad Ali Shah, for the next three years.