SLU calculates and reports emissions and uptake from Sweden's Land use, Land Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF).
The Department of Aquatic Resources' activities cover the entire chain from data collection and analysis to research, advice and education. It gives us unique opportunities to develop know-how about how to use the resources in our seas and freshwater in a way that is sustainable in the long term.
The Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) collaborates with several organizations active in low- and middle income countries where there is a decrease of resources and where food security is threatened. The overall purpose is to increase capacity to strengthen an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in seas, lakes and rivers and thereby contributing to our overall vision: Viable fish stocks in healthy waters.
The world's marine and freshwater fish resources and the exploitation of these resources (e.g. fisheries) face major challenges. Overfishing, habitat degradation, climate change and environmental impacts contribute to the depletion of resources and threaten food security in many countries, especially countries that rely on inland and marine fisheries for a large part of their animal protein and micronutrient intake. Many of these countries are low- and middle-income countries.
The Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) works in accordance with
The policy specifically identifies the areas of aquatic resources and management systems and food security and it highlights that SLU's environmental analysis expertise is relevant for capacity development in the implementation of the policy.
The Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) contributes to the SLU strategy and policy by collaborating with a variety of organizations active in low- and middle-income countries, i.e. FAO, UNDP, WorldFish, IOTC, WCPFC, SWIOFC, ICCAT and national universities. Through these collaborations SLU Aqua contributes mainly to the achievement of SDGs 14 and 15 but also SDGs: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, and 13. The overall purpose of all collaborations is to increase capacity to strengthen an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in seas, lakes and rivers in low-income countries and thereby contributing to our overall vision: Viable fish stocks in healthy waters.
SLU Aqua currently have around 30 active projects that contribute to the fulfillment of SDG 14 and in doing so also supporting SDG 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13 and 15:
Read here about the marine and coastal fisheries Policy brief.
SLU Aqua currently has several projects active or submitted for funding that contribute to the fulfillment of SDG 15: and in doing so also supporting SDG 1, 2, 6, and 14:
Länk till Policy brief – inland fisheries
FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ICCAT - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
IOTC - The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals
SWIOFC - Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Charlotte Berkström, Researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Coastal Research, SLU
charlotte.berkstrom@slu.se, +46 10 478 41 65
Massimiliano Cardinale, Researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, SLU
massimiliano.cardinale@slu.se, +46 10 478 40 14
Policy for SLU's Contribution to the Global Implementation of Agenda 2030 (2019)
Science for Global Development - SLU's contribution to poverty reduction (2010)
Read more about the international at SLU Global
Read the SLU news about the new policy brief: Marine and coastal fisheries in a development context
Page editor: teresa.soler@slu.se
Head of Department: Noél Holmgren, +46 10-478 40 93
Vice Head of Department: Joakim Hjelm, +46 10-478 40 64
Delivery address: Department of Aquatic Resources, SLU, Turistgatan 5, SE-453 30 Lysekil, Sweden
