"EAF-N/PR/27(En)" Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"This How-to Guide on legislating for an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) provides guidance and assistance to fisheries managers, and those responsible for drafting legislation, so that they may incorporate EAF considerations into their national legal frameworks. The How-to Guide identifies 17 key components that are necessary for legislating for EAF and describes how these components may be included within national fisheries and/or EAF-relevant, sector-specific legislation in order to support and facilitate EAF implementation. Comprehensive examples are provided for each component. The publication also analyses current and emerging trends relevant to the implementation of EAF, and discusses the challenges and barriers that may stand in the way of effective implementation. The initial draft of the How-to Guide was prepared by a team of legal consultants under the guidance of the Development Law Service (LEGN) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in close cooperation with the Marine and Inland Fisheries Branch of FAO. The guide was then field tested by LEGN under a legislative assistance project. This provided a valuable opportunity to develop a more nuanced approach towards legislating for an EAF and facilitating its implementation. The How-to Guide is intended as a tool that governments might utilize to improve the legal framework for fisheries management. A clear message is that EAF implementation on a substantive global scale is possible."--Page 4 of cover.
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