Social justice for small-scale fisheries in the Philippines
Given the reality now and the bleak future for small-scale fisheries under the regional trial court’s (RTC) ruling permitting commercial fishing in the municipal waters, justice demands that they receive more under the law. Laws and policies must recognize their disadvantaged position and must support to uplift them. This is about fairness.
TBTI Global Webinar: World Day of Social Justice
Two-part TBTI Global Webinar for World Day of Social Justice, February 20, 2025 will feature a presentation on ‘Sustainable small-scale fisheries: Why it is not possible without social justice’ by Fikret Berkes and Nicole Franz and a presentation on ‘Blue Justice Alert: Oil spill and swell in Lobitos, Peru’ by Emi Koch, Tulio Chapilliquén and Henry Espinoza Panta.