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Report of the Open-ended Working Group of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework�� emphasises the need for capacity-building activities, the effective sharing of knowledge, and participation at all level of government of�� indigenous peoples and local communities in the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (). Despite the fact that the working text of the framework does not make explicit reference to ‘small-scale fishers’, draft Targets 10, 14, and 18 spell out the importance of sustainable management of fisheries; the integration of into fisheries policies and regulations; and the need to identify and phase out that are harmful for biodiversity (). In line with these targets, the One Ocean Hub is fostering cooperation with governments, UN bodies, and civil society organisations to improve protection of and to galvanise their full and effective participation in ocean-climate-biodiversity decision making process.��

Towards the end of 2021, the collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has led to an ambitious joint programme of work to advance the human rights-based approach to small scale fisheries as part of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture () in 2022. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Office of the () participated in co-developing joint activities with FAO and the Hub for IYAFA.��

The joint programme of work was meant to advance understanding of the multiple threats to the rights of small-scale fishers to have a voice in decisions affecting their lives, health, culture and livelihoods, and garner further support for small-scale fishers that act as environmental human rights defenders. The Hub shared key research insights and brought together for the first time the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Michelle Bachelet (), the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Dr David Boyd; representatives of FAO and civil society organisations such as Blue Ventures, SwedBio, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF); and small-scale fishers to voice their concerns at the for the on 6^th June 2022. The from this event were shared during the high-level Interactive Dialogue on Sustainable Fisheries at the .��

During 2022, FAO ��a landmark “Policy and Legal����for sustainable small-scale fisheries”, which was co-developed with the One Ocean Hub, to support the identification of barriers and opportunities to support the implementation of the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) in the Context of Food in national laws and policies. The Hub and FAO also co-developed an e-learning course titled “ for sustainable small-scale fisheries” published in October 2022. Together with FAO and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Hub published a joint policy brief “ to small-scale fisheries for achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals.”

In addition, the Hub is organising a series of workshops on the integration of small-scale fishers’ human rights, including with respect to and , in strategic environmental assessments and environmental impact assessments, marine protected areas, and marine spatial planning. Local and international civil society organisations such as Hen Mpoano and Environmental Justice Foundation from Ghana, have expressed interest in the Customary Laws of the Coast and Sea workshops. The first two events of the Customary Laws series had taken place in April and September 2022 (see recordings and ).��

In November 2022, the Hub also co-organised a workshop on fostering cooperation among relevant UN Bodies in the mutually supportive interpretation and implementation of the SSF Guidelines and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants for the COP27 Virtual Ocean Pavilion together with FAO, OHCHR, and UNEP (recording ). By working together with partners at local, national, and international levels, we have shared knowledge and advanced understanding of the contributions of small-scale fishers to global food security, poverty eradication, and sustainable fisheries, and highlighted that protecting small-scale fisheries’ human rights comprehensively ultimately also contributes to the protection of everyone’s human right to a healthy environment.

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