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| Kyoto
Declaration and Plan of Action |
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Link
to text of agreement
Status of agreement
| Date of adoption |
9 December 1995 |
| Place of adoption |
Kyoto, Japan |
| Entry into force |
n/a |
| Authentic text(s) |
English, French, Spanish |
The Kyoto Declaration and Plan of Action were
adopted at the International Conference on the Sustainable Contribution of
Fisheries to Food Security, held in Kyoto, Japan from 4-9 December 1995. It was
attended by 522 participants from 95 States, 11 inter-governmental organizations
and 9 non-governmental organizations. The Conference was organized in order to
address the increasing demand for fishery products and led to the adoption of a
set of immediate actions to be taken by States, either directly or in
cooperation with other States, or through cooperation in the FAO and other
appropriate international organizations. These included actions:
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to assess and monitor the present and future
levels of global, regional and national production, supply and demand of
fish and fishery products and their effects on food security, employment,
consumption, income, trade and sustainability of production; |
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to enhance sub-regional and regional
cooperation; |
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to conduct integrated assessments of
fisheries in order to evaluate opportunities and strengthen the scientific
basis for multi-species and ecosystem management; |
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to take various measures to reduce excess
fishing capacity: |
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to develop, promote and facilitate the
exchange of information on various matters; |
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to promote allocation of human and financial
resources for an international program to investigate the effectiveness of
multi-species management of commercial fishery resources; |
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to take various action in relation to fish
and other sea life which are incidentally caught and discarded; |
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to promote the exchange of information
amongst research institutes and other relevant entities and to strengthen
coordination of national and international research programs; and |
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to provide and coordinate technical and
financial assistance programs for developing countries.
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| Further
information and references |
- Internet sources
FAO Fisheries website:
Kyoto Conference Outcome & Papers
Presented
- Related instruments
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