World Oceans Day must be Humans Day: FAO Fisheries chief |
The ocean is key to global food security, the livelihoods of over 600 million people, and essential to transforming agrifood systems, according to Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Barange, a top marine scientist, is currently bringing all his expertise, among other initiatives, to help countries lead a Blue Transformation to sustainably expand aquatic food systems to benefit both people and planet, leaving no one behind.
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Figure: Manuel Barange, Director of FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, speaks at a conference in Kenya. ©FAO/Luis Tato
Interview with the Director of FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, Manuel Barange
08/06/2023
The ocean is key to global food security, the livelihoods of over 600 million people, and essential to transforming agrifood systems, according to Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Barange, a top marine scientist, is currently bringing all his expertise, among other initiatives, to help countries lead a Blue Transformation to sustainably expand aquatic food systems to benefit both people and planet, leaving no one behind.
On World Oceans Day, he explained what the Blue Transformation entails, why is the ocean important and how aquatic foods are one of the biggest opportunities to fight hunger, and even climate change.
https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/world-oceans-day-must-be-humans-day-fao-fisheries-chief/en
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