Malaysia-1st-Fisheries and aquaculture sector

No.: G3.9

Action: In the context of SLAPP, BHEUU reverse the legal burden of proof from those affected to the State and business for BHR-related litigation and enhance the range of defences available to defendants.

Output Indicator(s):

• Enactment of Anti-SLAPP legislation that underscores the rights of affected communities and ensures mechanisms for robust discovery.
• The specific experience of Indigenous Peoples is recognised in SLAPP-related legislation, pertaining the use and ownership of native ancestral lands.
• The legal framework is extended to include all communities affected by corporate harms, including farmers and small-scale fishers

Collaborative Partner(s): BHEUU

THEMATIC PRIORITY 3: ENVIRONMENT

UNGP PILLLAR 1

SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND LAND AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY

No.: E1.14

Action: Advance efforts to transform industrial fisheries and prevent harmful impacts of business activities on small-scale fishers and fish workers in the context of climate change.

Output Indicator(s):

• Evidence, insights an recommendations are developed that highlight policy gaps and operational challenges and inform reform measures for equitable fisheries management.
• Participatory approaches are applied and institutionalised, directly involving fisherfolk and fish workers.

Collaborative Partner(s): (KPKM); Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF); IGOs; CSOs

POLLUTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PLASTIC CIRCULARITY

No.: E1.16

Action: Produce and socialise BHR knowledge materials for the fisheries sector.

Output Indicator(s):

• Develop communications and knowledge materials, with community participation, about the effects of pollution on the marine environment caused by business activities and make it accessible to fisherfolk and other affected communities.
• BHR trainings on marine pollution for authorities are conducted with clear learning outcomes.

Collaborative Partner(s): KPKM; DOF; State agencies; IGOs; CSOs