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This case study examines the impact of climate change on the fishing village of Laborie, Saint Lucia, highlighting how rising sea levels, ocean warming, and extreme weather events threaten the local blue economy and the livelihoods of fisherfolk.

This brief report by the Climate Policy Initiative presents preliminary findings from a study on global climate finance for agriculture, forestry, other land uses, and fisheries (AFOLU). It highlights a significant funding gap, noting that AFOLU receives only a small fraction of total climate finance despite the sectors' high emissions and economic importance, particularly in low-income countries.

An analysis by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck of the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs regarding opportunities for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address environmental crises and sustainable development during its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12).

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines government support for fuel consumption in the fisheries sector, analyzing data from the OECD and WTO. It highlights the prevalence of fuel tax concessions and direct price support across both OECD and non-OECD economies, while noting significant gaps in transparency and notification within WTO frameworks.

This guide, produced by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and SouthSouthNorth (SSN), distils the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate specifically for African decision-makers. It details how human-induced warming is altering ocean chemistry and temperature, accelerating sea level rise, and melting high mountain frozen lands, all of which threaten African ecosystems, food security, and coastal livelihoods.

This case study by Natural Justice describes the legal efforts to protect fishing communities in Lamu, Kenya, from the environmental impacts of the Lamu Port Three Berth Project and a proposed coal power plant.

This research paper synthesizes the physical and biophysical impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean, projecting significant temperature increases, altered precipitation, and threats to biodiversity and human livelihoods.

This briefing by Mark Halle discusses the importance of Target 14.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals, which focuses on the elimination of fisheries subsidies that lead to overexploitation.

A position statement by Dr Allan Heydorn and Prof Michael Orren arguing for a precautionary approach to seabed mining, emphasizing the interdependence of marine ecosystems and the risks to fisheries and global food security.

This research paper presents a participatory methodology used in Mauritius to identify and overcome climate adaptation barriers in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. The study highlights a strong predominance of national government in planning and implementation, with limited inclusion of local actors, and identifies specific knowledge and institutional barriers that hinder local adaptation actions.

This fact sheet describes a project examining the impacts of coastal environmental variability and climate change on pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus paulensis) artisanal fisheries in the Patos Lagoon estuary of southern Brazil, focusing on social vulnerability and adaptation capacity.

This fact sheet describes the oceanographic mechanisms of upwelling in the Patagonian shelf of the Southwestern Atlantic. It explains how deep ocean currents, rather than wind, drive the ascent of nutrient-rich waters to the surface, supporting significant biological productivity, large-scale fisheries, and carbon sequestration.

This research paper examines how voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) influence the distribution of decision-making power within global value chains for coffee, forestry, and fisheries. Using a participatory governance framework, the authors analyze six major standards organizations to determine if these initiatives empower marginalized producers or reinforce existing power asymmetries.

This document is a formal notice published in the Government Gazette of South Africa on 7 December 2018. It provides a detailed description of records automatically available from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in accordance with Section 15(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.

This case study describes the application of a conflict-sensitive conservation (CSC) approach to restore the Lake Edward fishery within Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It details how institutional decline and environmental degradation caused by decades of violent conflict were addressed through multistakeholder monitoring committees, joint patrols, and transboundary dialogue to improve fish yields and regional peacebuilding.

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) reviews the current and planned climate change adaptation actions in Senegal. It identifies the country's high vulnerability due to its dependence on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture and fisheries, and its exposure to sea level rise and droughts. While Senegal has established a governance framework including a National Climate Change Committee and a National Adaptation Programme of Action, the report finds that mainstreaming climate risk into national and subnational development planning remains modest.

This executive summary from the Stockholm Environment Institute describes the cumulative impact of global and local stressors on marine ecosystems. It highlights that over 40 percent of the marine environment is already affected by combined stressors, such as ocean warming, acidification, and overfishing. The document argues that current management strategies are often too narrow, focusing on single issues rather than the synergistic interactions between stressors, and calls for a cross-scale governance system to increase ecosystem resilience.