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Sustainable fisheries: Seychelles’ DFF and FiTI sign agreement

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The Danny Faure Foundation (DFF) and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) signed a partnership agreement with the common aim of advancing sustainable fisheries in the Indian Ocean through transparency and collective action. Two organisations have come together and agreed to enhance public knowledge about sustainable marine fisheries and increase informed debates among civil society, media and students, and others, in Seychelles.

The Danny Faure Foundation (DFF) and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) signed a partnership agreement with the common aim of advancing sustainable fisheries in the Indian Ocean through transparency and collective action. Two organisations have come together and agreed to enhance public knowledge about sustainable marine fisheries and increase informed debates among civil society, media and students, and others, in Seychelles.

The Danny Faure Foundation, founded by former Seychelles’ President Danny Faure, was launched in June 2021 to contribute to Seychelles’ sustainable development and to join the global community in its efforts to achieve a more sustainable and healthier planet. FiTI, is a global multi-stakeholder partnership where governments, businesses, and civil society collaborate jointly. It seeks to increase transparency and participation for the benefit of more sustainable management of marine fisheries and the well-being of citizens and businesses that depend on the marine environment.

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In 2020, Seychelles became the second country in the world to be granted the status of a FiTI candidate country, after Mauritania. The International Secretariat of the initiative is based in Seychelles..

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