[To preserve the long-term sustainability of fishing and the availability of local fish as food, in particular by combating overfishing, all States should:] Implement their commitments under the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, including to reduce their fishing capacity and to create marine protected areas, while taking into account the food security of coastal fishing communities;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Food & Nutrition
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Food, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/268, para. 63b.