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Villagers Wail Against Nuclear Power
Fishermen and their families protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Credit K. S. Harikrishnan/IPSMahalakshmi, a housewife married to a farmer, is afraid for her family’s future. The...
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Building Beaches Against the Sea
Buildings near the coast, like these on the Bocagrande promenade, will no longer be permitted in Cartagena de Indias. Credit: Helda Martínez/IPSThe government of this historic walled city, a bastion of...
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Gazans Dying to Enter Israel
Israeli's blockade of Gaza is crippling the territory. Above, selling yoghurt in Gaza in an attempt to make some sort of living. Credit: Eva Bartlett/IPSIsrael’s crippling blockade of the coastal...
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In Sri Lanka, the Tempest Comes Unannounced
Twice in 20 months, dozens of fishermen have perished in shallow waters off the Sri Lankan coast due to the absence of an early warning system. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPSIt was several hours before...
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Gaza Farmers Find Canadian Support
Mohammed Al-Bakri from Gaza’s Union of Agricultural Work Committees points out the "no-go" zones for Palestinian fishers and farmers. Credit: Eva Bartlett/IPS.By Eva BartlettGAZA CITY, Sep 29 2012...
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India Ignoring Coastal Biodiversity – NGOs
Lakshmi and a fellow seaweed diver at COP 11. Credit: Keya Acharya/IPSBy Keya AcharyaHYDERABAD, India, Oct 12 2012 (IPS) Indian civil society organisations see in the 11th United Nations Conference of...
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Ceasefire Means ‘Nothing’ to Gaza Fishers
Mohammed Baker (70) has been fishing for half a century. He remembers the days when Palestinian fishers could go out to sea without fear of being attacked, arrested or killed. Credit: Eva...
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Fishers Fight Over Dwindling Catch
Víctor Flores and the fruit of two days' fishing at the jetty in Puerto de la Libertad, El Salvador. Credit: Edgardo Ayala/IPS By Edgardo AyalaPUERTO DE LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador, Feb 7 2013 (IPS) Boats...
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After the Tigers, Fishers Face Poachers
Sri Lanka fishers say they are losing as much as a fifth of potential income due to illegal poaching by Indian trawlers. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS.By Amantha PereraJAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Mar 6 2013 (IPS)...
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Now Gaza’s Ark Prepares to Dare Israel
Palestinian fishers are hit hard by the Israeli blockade on Gaza. Credit: Emad Badwan/IPS.By Eva BartlettGAZA CITY, Mar 27 2013 (IPS) “An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its...
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Filipino Fishers Cast an Uncertain Net
Despite providing food for the country, fisher families are among the poorest in the Philippines. Credit: Kara Santos/IPSBy Kara SantosMANILA, May 9 2013 (IPS) Minda Moriles, 56, has worked at sea most...
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Trinidadian Fishers Choose Jail over “Seismic Bombing”
President of Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) Gary Aboud is arrested near the International Waterfront in Port of Spain. Credit: Peter Richards/IPSBy Peter RichardsPORT OF SPAIN, Nov 21 2013...
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Despite Risks, Cuban Fisher Families Don’t Want to Leave the Sea
The seafront wall in Guanímar accelerates erosion and land loss. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPSBy Ivet GonzálezHAVANA, Mar 25 2014 (IPS) The road to Guanímar, a fishing village on the southern coast of...
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Acid Oceans Could Deal Heavy Blow to Fishing-Dependant Nations
The Caribbean's fishing industry provides direct employment for more than 120,000 people and indirect employment opportunities for thousands of others – particularly women – in processing, marketing,...
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Grenada Braces for Impacts of Climate Change
Grenadian fishermen prepare to head out to sea. They say they have been catching less fish and their livelihoods are threatened by climate change. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPSBy Desmond BrownPALMISTE,...
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Fishing and Farming in Gaza is a Deadly Business
Gazan fishermen Ibrahim Al Quka and his brother Sami Al Quka, who had his hand shot off by the Israeli navy even though he was within Israel's restricted fishing zone. Credit: Mel FrykbergBy Mel...
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India Scores Low on Environmental Sustainability
By Malini ShankarBANGALORE, India, Dec 26 2012 (IPS)Of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -development targets agreed upon by the international community, whose 2015 deadline is approaching...
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Sierra Leone’s Waters of Life
By Travis LupickFREETOWN, Dec 26 2012 (IPS)A coastal city, Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is an area where people have relied on the ocean for food and employment for as long as they have lived...
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Inside Pakistan’s Untapped Fishing Industry
Fishermen operating off the Karachi Harbour in southern Pakistan can earn up to 15,000 rupees (about 145 dollars) per month, but their income is dependent on their catch. As a result, many fisher...
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Shrinking and Darkening, the Plight of Kashmir’s Dying Lakes
Fayaz Ahmad Khanday plucks a lotus stem from Wullar Lake in India’s Kashmir. He says the fish population has fallen drastically in recent years. Credit: Umer Asif/IPSBy Umar ShahSRINAGAR, Feb 22 2017...
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“The number will never come to zero and in a few months you will see as many captive fishermen, maybe even more to fill the prison barracks,” says Mohammad Ali Shah of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum...
View ArticleBrazilian Environmental Activists Killed in Shadow of Rio+20
By Fabiana FrayssinetRIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 7 2012 (IPS) Far from the plush surroundings which hosted Rio+20, the most ambitious global conference on the environment of the past two decades, events in a...
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Climate-Battered South Asia Looks to Rio+20 Formula
Fishermen dock their boats on a thin strip of sand at Kollam, in Kerala state of south India. Credit: Max Martin/IPSBy Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Aug 3 2012 (IPS) Far-flung South Asian communities, from...
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Mauritian Fishers Want EU Vessels Out of Their Seas
Lallmamode Mohamedally, a Mauritian fisher, points to a European vessel offloading its catch at the port near Les Salines, a fishing town close to the country’s capital Port Louis. Credit: Nasseem...
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Livelihoods Drying Up on Malawi’s Lake Chilwa
Malawi’s Lake Chilwa could dry up completely by next year if the low rainfall in the area continued. Credit: Claire Ngozo/IPSBy Claire NgozoLAKE CHILWA, Malawi, Aug 17 2012 (IPS) Fisherfolk and farmers...
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