Fisheries are a classic example of the tragedy of the commons: property rights tend to be incomplete and access open, with overexploitation the result. Green fiscal reform can address these problems by assigning property rights, putting a price on fisheries access and reforming subsidies that encourage unsustainable practices.
World Trade Organization (WTO) members reviewed work undertaken in March and April to advance negotiations on an agreement to curb harmful fisheries subsidies. WTO members are aiming to reach an agreement
Head of the Kunming biodiversity summit asks nations to review destructive support for fishing, agriculture and other industries By Patrick Greenfield Billions of pounds of environmentally harmful government subsidies must
The head of the World Trade Organisation is hoping to present a final text of a deal on ending harmful fishery subsidies to a virtual meeting of trade ministers in
Members focused on two articles in the chair’s draft consolidated text related to subsidies on overfished stocks and on overcapacity and overfishing. Members “continued to disagree” on how to determine
India has caught to its demand that sure creating international locations be exempted from commitments to remove fisheries subsidies regardless of failure of World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to achieve
Despite switching to online meetings and written consultations to continue negotiations, WTO members were unable to finish negotiations at the 14 December informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee.During the
Jason Holland A provisional political agreement on the European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) for the period of 2021-2027 has been reached by the European Commission, Council, and Parliament.
These countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on the prohibition of subsidies for fishing activities in Exclusive
India has also said that it is engaged in these negotiations for comprehensive disciplines on fishery subsidies Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that have provided “huge” subsidies for “unsustainable”
Amiti Sen India hopes to have more meetings with designated officials to reach a breakthrough Negotiations on curbing “harmful” fisheries subsidies are picking up pace at the World Trade Organization
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