Browsing by Author "Orirana, G."

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    • Beyond gender-blind livelihoods: Considerations for coastal livelihood initiatives 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; Siota, F.; Orirana, G.; Doyle, K.; McDougall, C.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Working Paper
      Sustainable and improved livelihoods are often entry points to enhance human well-being and the management of natural resources (Allison and Ellis 2001; Sulu et al. 2015). Yet research shows that many of these livelihood ...

    • Community Based Resource Management Training Package 

      Orirana, G.; Kenilorea, P. (2022)
      Type: Training Material
      In the Solomon Islands, more than 80% of the population are rural dwellers who commonly build livelihoods from subsistence agriculture and fisheries. Indigenous people own more than 80% of the land including the shorelines. ...

    • From happy hour to hungry hour: Logging, fisheries and food security in Malaita, Solomon Islands 

      Minter, T.; Orirana, G.; Boso, D.; van der Ploeg, J. (2018)
      Type: Report
      The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) has followed a logging-based development strategy for the past three decades. Despite widespread acknowledgment of the unsustainable nature of logging throughout the country and increasing ...

    • Gender norms and relations: implications for agency in coastal livelihoods 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; McDougall, C.; Orirana, G.; Siota, F.; Doyle, K.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      Improving livelihoods and livelihood opportunities is a popular thrust of development investments. Gender and other forms of social differentiation influence individual agency to access, participate in, and benefit from ...

    • Livelihoods and fisheries governance in a contemporary Pacific Island setting 

      Sulu, R.J.; Eriksson, H.; Schwarz, A.M.; Andrew, N.L.; Orirana, G.; Sukulu, M.; Oeta, J.; Harohau, D.; Sibiti, S.; Toritela, A.; Beare, D.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Inshore marine resources play an important role in the livelihoods of Pacific Island coastal communities. However, such reliance can be detrimental to inshore marine ecosystems. Understanding the livelihoods of coastal ...

    • Nourishing island food systems in Solomon Islands: Operational Plan 2023 

      Eriksson, H.; Aropa, A.; Batalofo, M.; Notere Boso, D.; Gomese, C.; Harohau, D.O.; Hunnam, K.; Leinga, G.; Orirana, G.; Pua'ara, S.; Ride, A.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Siota, F.; Sukulu, M.; Wate, J.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2023)
      Type: Brief
      The WorldFish program in Solomon Islands is organized around four main research pathways (see figure). The first three are the agreed-upon impact areas of WorldFish, which aligns toward our adopted goal from the Solomon ...

    • The Pacific Ways: The geography, histories and cultures of the Pacific island region, and its 14 small island developing states, represent unique challenges and opportunities 

      Song, A.; Govan, H.; Arthur, C.; Masu, R.; Tauati, M.; Tawake, A.; Teemari, T.; Whippy-Morris, C.; Orirana, G.; Cohen, P.J.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      This article argues that the geography, histories and cultures of the Pacific island region, and its 14 small island developing states, represent unique challenges and opportunities. It notes that the introduction of the ...

    • Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands 

      Smallhorn-West, P.; Van Der Ploeg, J.; Notere Boso, D.; Sukulu, M.; Leamae, J.; Isihanua, M.; Jasper, M.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Batalofo, M.; Orirana, G.; Konamalefo, A.; Houma, J.; Eriksson, H.; Patrick Smallhorn-West: 0000-0001-6782-3704; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Coastal fisheries are a critical component of Pacific island food systems; they power village economies and provide nutritious aquatic foods. Many coastal women and men actively fishing in this region rely on multi-species ...

    • Solomon Islands: Essential aspects of governance for Aquatic Agricultural Systems in Malaita Hub 

      Govan, H.; Schwarz, A.M.; Harohau, D.; Oeta, J.; Orirana, G.; Ratner, B.D. (2013)
      Type: Working Paper
      In late 2012, a governance assessment was carried out as part of the diagnosis phase of rollout of the CGIAR Aquatic Agricultural Systems Program in Malaita Hub in Solomon Islands. The purpose of the assessment was to ...

    • Spreading community-based resource management: Testing the "lite-touch" approach in Solomon Islands 

      Orirana, G.; Siota, F.; Cohen, P.; Atitete, T.; Schwarz, A.M.; Govan, H.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      In Solomon Islands, community-based resource management (CBRM) is the main strategy for managing coastal fisheries. Although hundreds of communities have implemented CBRM already, the majority of Solomon Islands communities ...