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Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics Economics and Trade Branch

Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics Economics and Trade Branch. Environmental Aspects of Fisheries Subsidies. A brief overview of UNEP’s work and findings. WTO Symposium on Trade and Sustainable Development 10-11 October 2005. Overview of the Fisheries Sector.

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  1. Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics Economics and Trade Branch Environmental Aspects of Fisheries Subsidies A brief overview of UNEP’s work and findings WTO Symposium on Trade and Sustainable Development 10-11 October 2005

  2. Overview of the Fisheries Sector Critical to national economies • Developing countries = US$18 billion (net fish export) Key source of employment 38 million worldwide Essential for food security 1 billion depend on fish as primary source of animal protein

  3. Trends in the Fisheries Sector Source: FAO, Review of the state of world marine fishery resources (2005)

  4. Trends in the Fisheries Sector Source: FAO, Review of the state of world marine fishery resources (2005)

  5. Trends in the Fisheries Sector Source: FAO, Review of the state of world marine fishery resources (2005)

  6. Factors Leading to Overfishing • Inadequate fisheries management • Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing • Overcapacity • Subsidies

  7. UNEP’s Mission Further understanding and awareness of the impacts of fisheries subsidies Provide a forum to discuss innovative approaches to fishery policy reform Promote sustainable fisheries management and practices, especially in developing countries

  8. Main Activities Country Projects Stakeholder Consultations Analytical Publications

  9. Country Projects Mauritania (forthcoming) Bangladesh (1999; 2004) Senegal (2002; 2004) Uganda (1999) Argentina (2002)

  10. Country Study: Bangladesh Economic potential of marine fisheries significant Subsidies to the industry negligible More scope for sustainable exploitation of marine fisheries and economic development of the sector Need for financial and structural assistance

  11. Country Study: Mauritania • Fisheries sector key source of income • Numerous access agreements signed • Effects: -decrease in fish stock (e.g. octopus) -shift in catches to export species -loss of jobs -negative social and environmental consequences • Need for better resource management for sustainable fisheries sector

  12. International Stakeholder Consultations UNEP Fisheries Subsidies Workshop (2001) Workshop on the Impacts of Trade-Related Policies on Fisheries and Measures Required for their Sustainable Management (2002) UNEP Workshop on Fisheries Subsidies and Sustainable Fisheries Management (2004) Promoting Development and Sustainability in Fisheries Subsidies Disciplines: An Informal Dialogue on Select Technical Issues (2005)

  13. Analytical Publications Analyzing the Resource Impact of Fisheries Subsidies: A Matrix Approach (2004) Incorporating Resource Impact into Fisheries Subsidies Disciplines: Issues and Options (2004) Artisanal Fishing: promoting poverty reduction and community development through new WTO rules on fisheries subsidies (forthcoming in 2005) Reflecting sustainable development and S&D treatment in the context of new WTO fisheries subsidies rules (forthcoming in 2005)

  14. Subsidy Management Exploitation

  15. Matrix of Impact of 8 Categories of Subsidies NH = Not Harmful PH = Possibly Harmful H = Harmful / = Not Applicable

  16. Future Initiatives Two newly-commissioned papers on: -considering a role for subsidies in re-orienting developing country fisheries policies towards sustainability; and -access agreements

  17. Thank You United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics Economics and Trade Branch The International Environment House 11-13, chemin des Anémones Ch 1219 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41.22.917.8243 www.unep.ch/etb

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