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Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries

in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication
NPOA-SSF training
A guide towards an NPOA-SSF
The NPOA-SSF training has been designed to guide users through all stages, steps, outputs and tools to develop and implement a National Plan of Action in support of the implementation of the SSF Guidelines using simplified text and clear instructions
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The search for NPOA-SSF Resources enables direct access to all NPOA-SSF tools or a selection based on criteria including the NPOA-SSF step being completed, the difficulty, cost, capacity needed, etc

NPOA-SSF training

Explains each of the steps and activities for NPOA-SSF training in increasing detail and outlines what tools are available and how easy or hard these tools are to use.

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NPOA-SSF flyer

This flyer brings an overview about the National Plan of Action for Small-scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF), which is a systematic approach to the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of...

Developing and implementing a National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) – Manual

This Manual was developed to provide guidance on how to develop and implement a National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF)...

Developing and implementing a National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) – Guide for trainers

A training programme around the National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOASSF) has been developed to support these processes at national level...