Liberia and neighboring Sierra Leone have begun implementing a US$500,000 project aimed at achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG) #1 (no poverty), #2 (zero hunger), #8 (decent work and economic growth, #10 (reduced inequalities), #13 (climate action) and #14 (life below water). The project, known as the “2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures and the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Fisheries and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea”, officially runs from April 2019 through March 31, 2020.
Delivering the official statement declaring the start of the project on Friday, June 28, 2019, the Acting Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority called on all fisheries international partners, including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), to help enable Liberia effectively and adequately combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities which, he said, has caused the country huge losses in revenues. Read more…
