Greening the Blue – Bluing the Green
Having a common “land and sea” language is of utmost importance to ensure that common dilemmas of the trade-offs due to food production are treated alike so that informed choices can be made. Trade-offs of all food production and its nutritional value, include biodiversity and/or nature loss as well as an effect on climate and…
Update about FAO/INFOODS-uFish
A new collaboration was launched in 2022 with multiple partners including FAO, the University of Lancaster, WorldFish, and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway. This aims to increase accessibility and use of food composition data to better inform public health and nutrition policies and programs based on updated and recent evidence of the important nutrient contributions…
International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). IYAFA 2022 aims to raise awareness on the role of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, strengthen science-policy interaction, empower stakeholders to take action, and to build new and strengthen existing partnerships. IYAFA 2022 can also act as a springboard towards implementing the Code of Conduct…
Aquatic-Blue Food Coalition
Bonn Ocean Dialogues Delegates at the Bonn Climate Change Conference wrapped up the last meeting of the technical dialogue of the first global stocktake on the 15th of June. The Ocean Dialogues took place on 13-14th of June and the Aquatic-Blue Food Coalition sought to influence the debate to promote greater integration of food systems transformation into the climate…
Blue/Aquatic Food Action Coalition
The Blue/Aquatic Food Action Coalition was launched at the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS) in September 2021 for the specific purpose of promoting global recognition of the importance of foods from the ocean and inland waters to a growing world population. The ambition of the Coalition is to support a more rapid uptake of projects and policies…
International Conference on Ocean and Human Health
11-12 December, 2025, Lisbon International Conference on Ocean and Human Health — 11–12 December 2025, Lisbon The Global Action Network Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition is proud to be a partner of the International Conference on Ocean and Human Health, taking place in Lisbon on 11–12 December 2025. The…
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Exchange:Advancing Sustainable Aquatic Foods andSpace-Aquaponics
Fresh Water Farms Europe (FWFEU) has recently completed an Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs exchange hosted by ICEE.SPACE in the Netherlands, dedicated to advancing sustainable aquatic food systems and exploring their integration into space-analog and extreme environment infrastructures. This collaboration aligns closely with the Global Action Network’s mission of enabling sustainable food from oceans and inland…
Future17 Global Challenge: Systems Approach toClimate-Resilient Aquaponics for Sustainable AquaticFoods
In Autumn 2025, Fresh Water Farms Europe (FWFEU) joined the Future17 Global Challenge Programme with a dedicated project on “Systems Approach to Climate-Resilient Aquaponics for Sustainable Aquatic Foods.” The initiative is implemented in partnership with QS Impact and a global consortium of universities, including Stellenbosch University, the University of Exeter, Duke Kunshan University and The…
14th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) highlights the critical role of food composition data for aquatic foods
From 1–3 September 2025, FAO hosted the 14th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) in Rome, Italy. Led and organized by FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), in collaboration with global partners, the three-day event brought together around 180 experts from over 40 countries to explore the latest developments in food composition data – the detailed…
Update about FAO/INFOODS-uFish
A new collaboration was launched in 2022 with multiple partners including FAO, the University of Lancaster, WorldFish, and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway. This aims to increase accessibility and use of food composition data to better inform public health and nutrition policies and programs based on updated and recent evidence of the important nutrient contributions…