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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 15 to 19 October 2012.<br>
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<b>Meghalaya: 1100 fish farmers to benefit from training</b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/1100-fish-farmers-to-benefittraining/68697/">http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/1100-fish-farmers-to-benefittraining/68697/</a><br>
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More than 1100 fish farmers in Meghalaya who were trained at the National
Institute Rural Development (NIRD) are set to derive profit from the Meghalaya
State Aquaculture Mission (MSAM), a state flagship program aimed at improving
fish production in the state, officials said today...<br>
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<b>Odisha: Fishing ban inside Gahiramatha from Nov 1</b><br>
<a href="http://orissadiary.com/Kendrapara/ShowDistrictNews.asp?id=36947">http://orissadiary.com/Kendrapara/ShowDistrictNews.asp?id=36947</a><br>
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With the mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles round the
corner, the forest officials are going to impose a ban order on fishing
activities inside the Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary of Kendrapada district
within a radius of around 20 km offshore from November 1. The ban order would
remain in force up to May 31 next year...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: Gulf dreams turn sour for Tamil Nadu fishers</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-14/chennai/34448171_1_tamil-fishermen-dubai-dream-kanyakumari">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-14/chennai/34448171_1_tamil-fishermen-dubai-dream-kanyakumari</a><br>
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Chennai: A large number of fishermen from Tamil Nadu, employed in the Gulf, are
languishing in prisons in Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, mostly for a minor
offence of crossing maritime boundaries. The issue came under the spotlight
again after the Chennai-based Migrant Workers' Forum urged the Centre to take
steps to free several fishermen lodged in Iran jails...<br>
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<b>Kerala: Italian marines accused of killing fishermen to return home</b><br>
<a href="http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/17765/Italian-marines-accused-of-killing-fishermen-to-return-home.html">http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/17765/Italian-marines-accused-of-killing-fishermen-to-return-home.html</a><br>
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Rome: Italy's two anti-pirate marines imprisoned in India for allegedly killing
two local fishermen last February "will come home," Foreign Minister
Giulio Terzi said Monday. "I cannot say the day, but they will come
home," he added. The two marines have been at the centre of a diplomatic
row between Italy and India since being arrested and jailed in February...<br>
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<b>Kerala: Unmanned, unkempt fishing harbours of Kerala, a concern </b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/unmanned-unkempt-fishing-arbourskeralaconcern/489677">http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/unmanned-unkempt-fishing-arbourskeralaconcern/489677</a><br>
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Security lapse and unhygienic physical conditions at major fishing harbours of
Kerala are posing a serious threat not only to the coastal security, but also
to the export trade of seafood items. With Kochi becoming a major transshipment
hub, free plying of hundreds of boats has become a cause for concern...<br>
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Maharashtra: 12 suspected Bangla fishermen arrested </b><br>
<a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/12-suspected-bangla-fishermen-arrested/1017307/">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/12-suspected-bangla-fishermen-arrested/1017307/</a><br>
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The Pune rural police on Monday arrested 12 persons suspected to be Bangladesh
nationals who had been fishing in the waters of Ujani dam in Indapur for the
last few months. Acting on a tip-off, teams of the special branch of Pune rural
police and Indapur police station arrested the suspects...<br>
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Fishcopfed rises from the ashes like phoenix </b><br>
<a href="http://indiancooperative.com/cooperative-success-stories/fishcopfed-rises-from-the-ashes-like-phoenix">http://indiancooperative.com/cooperative-success-stories/fishcopfed-rises-from-the-ashes-like-phoenix</a><br>
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Words fail when it comes to describe Fishcopfed Managing Director B K Mishra.
Though a bureaucrat by training he is a cooperative leader by practice. Working
with team spirit with two Chairmen-first Naeem Ansari and now with Prakash
Lonare, Mr Mishra has about the astonishing resurrection of fisheries
cooperative federation...<br>
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<b>47% of the GDP of the poor comes from natural resources: UN report</b><br>
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/47-of-the-GDP-of-the-poor-comes-from-natural-resources-UN-report/Article1-946178.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/47-of-the-GDP-of-the-poor-comes-from-natural-resources-UN-report/Article1-946178.aspx</a><br>
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Around 47% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India's rural poor comes from natural
resources, a United Nations report said, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh emphasized on importance of the "GDP of the Poor". The United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in an analysis of income of 352 million
poor Indians said that 47% of their GDP comes from use of natural resources
such as harvesting of forest produce, collecting medicinal herbs from forests
and fisheries...<br>
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<b>Pakistan: 12 Indian fishermen held</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-137905-12-Indian-fishermen-held">http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-137905-12-Indian-fishermen-held</a><br>
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Twelve Indian fishermen on 13 boats were apprehended by the Pakistan Maritime
Security Agency (PMSA) and handed over to the Docks police station the other
day for further legal action. The MSA said that the fishermen were held for
fishing illegally in Pakistani waters...<br>
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<b>Bangladesh: Legal recognition and special policy for fishermen demanded </b><br>
<a href="http://www.allmedialink.com/legal-recognition-special-policy-fishermen-demanded/">http://www.allmedialink.com/legal-recognition-special-policy-fishermen-demanded/</a><br>
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Today in a seminar titled ‘FAO guideline on Sustainable Smallscale Fisheries,
Challenges and potentials of smallscale fishers’ speakers demanded special
policy for the fishermen. they also demanded that, the process of providing
identity cards to the fishermen should include the real fishermen. Development
organization COAST Trust organized the seminar...<br>
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<b>In hot water -- coastal and marine biodiversity</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/in-hot-water-coastal-and-marine-biodiversity/article3995001.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/in-hot-water-coastal-and-marine-biodiversity/article3995001.ece</a><br>
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Hundred and ninety three countries which are parties to the Convention of
Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting in Hyderabad between October 8 and 19,
2012 during the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the
Convention. This major, global biodiversity event comes at an appropriate time
when countries and people around the world are revisiting sustainable
development frameworks and agendas...<br>
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Traditional Knowledge and Area-Based Management Measures in Marine and Coastal
Ecosystems Presented by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers,
United Nations University, and ICCA Consortium.</b><br>
<a href="http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/cop11/enbots/html/enbots0937e.html">http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/cop11/enbots/html/enbots0937e.html</a><br>
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Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, ICCA Consortium, reported on the creation of
the first community conserved area for coastal ecosystems in Senegal. She
outlined the traditional governance institutions and management zoning,
including no-take zones corresponding to sacred sites. On ways forward, she
highlighted how best practices are being shared with neighboring communities...<br>
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<b>PM’s remarks at the inauguration of the High Level Segment of the 11th CoP
to the Convention on Biological Diversity </b><br>
<a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=88432">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=88432</a><br>
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Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s remarks at
the inauguration of the High Level Segment of the 11th Conference of Parties to
the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Hyderabad today: “I am truly
delighted to welcome each one of you to this historic city of Hyderabad...<br>
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India: Developed nations to double funds for biodiversity conservation</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/developed-nations-to-double-funds-for-biodiversity-conservation/article4018131.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/developed-nations-to-double-funds-for-biodiversity-conservation/article4018131.ece</a><br>
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Developed countries agreed to double the fund flow to developing countries by
2015, to halt the rate of loss of the planet’s biodiversity, at the Eleventh
Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
here early on Saturday. India, which has assumed the Presidency of the CoP,
managed to achieve a positive outcome, persuading richer countries that earlier
had reservations, to agree on the funding level...<br>
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News from Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11),
Hyderabad, India, from 8 to 19 October 2012</b><br>
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ICSF Statement on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity at the High Level Segment
(CBD COP11)<br>
<a href="http://www.icsf.net/images/resources/statements/statements_icsf/158_ICSF_HLS_MCBD.doc.doc">http://www.icsf.net/images/resources/statements/statements_icsf/158_ICSF_HLS_MCBD.doc.doc</a><br>
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WFFP-ICSF Statement on Agenda Item 10: Marine and Coastal Biodiversity<br>
October 9, 2012 <br>
<a href="http://mpa.icsf.net/images/resources/statements/statements_other/132_ICSF-WFFP-Statement_(4)(2).doc">http://mpa.icsf.net/images/resources/statements/statements_other/132_ICSF-WFFP-Statement_(4)(2).doc</a><br>
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WFFP-ICSF Statement on Agenda Item 13: Inland water biodiversity<br>
<a href="http://www.icsf.net/images/resources/statements/statements_other/157_Statement%20inland%20waters.doc.doc">http://www.icsf.net/images/resources/statements/statements_other/157_Statement%20inland%20waters.doc.doc</a><br>
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For more: <br>
<a href="http://mpa.icsf.net/en/page/1006-@%20%20CBD%20COP%2011.html">http://mpa.icsf.net/en/page/1006-@%20%20CBD%20COP%2011.html</a><br>
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