Implementing improved tenure governance in fisheries : a technical guide to support the implementation of the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security
Published
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, [2013]
PREFACE -- PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF BOXES -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THIS GUIDE -- PART 1: CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONSIBLE TENURE GOVERNANCE IN FISHERIES -- WHAT DO TENURE RIGHTS AND GOVERNANCE OF TENURE MEAN IN THE CONTEXT OF FISHERIES? -- WHY IS RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE OF TENURE NEEDED IN FISHERIES? -- LIVELIHOOD SECURITY AND SOCIAL WELL�BEING -- BIOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION
WHO HAS RIGHTS TO FISHERY RESOURCES, AND WHAT ARE THE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES?CAN FISHERIES RESOURCES BE SUSTAINABLY MANAGED AS COMMON PROPERTY? -- WHY SHOULD A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH BE USED IN SMALL�SCALE FISHERIES GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT? -- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FORMAL TENURE RIGHTS IN FISHERIES? -- WHAT ARE CUSTOMARY AND INFORMAL TENURE RIGHTS? -- WHAT HAPPENS WITH SHARED FISHERY RESOURCES AND THOSE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS? -- IS THERE AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK RELEVANT TO GOVERNANCE OF TENURE IN FISHERIES?
How can tenure rights be valued?what are the emerging issues that need to be considered in the future? -- part 2: implementing responsible tenure in fisheries -- implementation context -- general principles -- setting objectives -- improving knowledge -- stakeholders and existing tenure rights -- assessing the value of tenure rights -- investments -- allocating rights -- allocation process -- reallocation of tenure rights and competition among users -- administering tenure rights -- administrative and related services provided by governments
Capacity and institutional structuresrights registry, records and information -- conflict resolution mechanisms -- special considerations: climate change and natural disasters -- monitoring and evaluation (m & e) and compliance -- references -- appendix 1: glossary -- appendix 2: approaches and tools
Technical guide to support the implementation of the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security
