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THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 2018
FIGURE 33
THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE – FAO’S COMMON
VISION ACROSS AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
4) Enhanced resilience of
people, communities and
ecosystems is the key to
sustainable agriculture
1) Improving efficiency in the
use of resources is crucial to
sustainable agriculture
3) Agriculture that fails
to protect and improve
rural livelihoods, equity
and social well-being is
unsustainable
5) Sustainable food and
agriculture requires
responsible and effective
governance mechanisms
2) Sustainability requires
direct action to conserve,
protect and enhance
natural resources
SOURCE: FAO, 2017t
and taking into account social, economic and
environmental considerations – will ensure the
effectiveness of action on the ground and is
underpinned by knowledge based on the best
available science, adapted at the communit y and
countr y levels to ensure local relevance and
applicabilit y. The common vision has been
endorsed by the FAO Committees on Agriculture
and Forestr y and the FAO Committee on
Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Aquaculture.
Guidelines are being developed for policy-makers
on how to engage agriculture, forestr y and
fisheries in the 2030 Agenda (FAO, forthcoming).
Update on progress towards meeting SDG 14
The United Nations Conference to Support the
Implementation of SDG 14: Conser ve and
sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine
resources for sustainable development (“the
Ocean Conference”), held 5 to 9 June 2017 in
New York, brought together leaders from
government, science, industr y and civil societ y to
explore the challenges and ways to address them.
Small island developing States (SIDS), having a
high dependence on oceans, were instrumental in
driving this high-level conference, with
leadership from Fiji and Sweden. The conference
had the support of 95 countr y co-sponsors.
In 2017, the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade
reviewed 2030 Agenda issues such as food loss and
waste, climate change, threatened species, marine
protected areas and social sustainability in fish value
chains (FAO, 2017b), while the COFI Sub-Committee
on Aquaculture discussed the 2030 Agenda (FAO,
2017c; Hambrey, 2017), recommending that FAO
develop guidelines for sustainable aquaculture based
on lessons learned from successful aquaculture
developments worldwide.
The outcome of the Ocean Conference included
the identification of partnerships for delivery on
SDG 14 and new voluntary commitments for these
partnerships, plus a political declaration in the
form of a Call to Action (UN, 2017a), all focusing
on concrete actions for implementing SDG 14.
“Communities of Ocean Action” will follow up in
supporting and monitoring the implementation of
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