Browsing by Author "Schwarz, A.M."
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A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThere have been repeated calls for a 'new professionalism' for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the ... -
A typology of fisheries management tools: using experience to catalyse greater success
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries provide nutrition and livelihoods for coastal populations, but many fisheries are fully or over-exploited and we lack an approach for analysing which factors affect management tool performance. We conducted a ... -
Aquaculture and food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: Journal ArticlePacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are some of the most vulnerable nations to climate change. Growing populations, combined with climate change and overfishing of inshore reef fish, will compound food security ... -
Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands: PASAP country activity for Solomon Islands: Brief review: climate change trends and projections for Solomon Islands
(2012)Type: ReportAs part of the Australian Government’s International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (ICCAI), the Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program (PASAP) aims to enhance the capacity of partner countries to assess key ... -
Can agricultural research and extension be used to challenge the processes of exclusion and marginalisation?
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines if and how agricultural researchers and extension officers can see, understand and change processes that exclude some people and influence marginalisation. We used participatory action research (PAR) ... -
Conserving womangroves: Assessing the impacts of improved cooking stoves on resource management in Langalanga Lagoon, Solomon Islands
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleFirewood harvesting is a major threat to mangrove ecosystems in Solomon Islands. Improved cooking stoves could reduce firewood use and thereby ease pressure on mangroves. We conducted a field-based experiment in Langalanga ... -
Considering gender: Practical guidance for rural development initiatives in Solomon Islands
(2017)Type: BriefThe majority of Solomon Islanders live in rural communities and are dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods. For many people, ways of generating income or producing food outside of small-scale fishing and ... -
Critical reflections from fostering adaptive community-based, co-management in Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive co-management approaches have been at the core of attempts to apply resilience principles to small-scale fisheries. Although recommendations of what should be done to promote resilience are commonplace, insights ... -
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM): A Solomon Islands policy review
(2012)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands is one of the CT6 countries that have signed on to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) (FAO 2003a). In doing so, they have agreed to implement ... -
Ecoviability for ecosystem-based fisheries management
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleReconciling food security, economic development and biodiversity conservation is a key challenge, especially in the face of the demographic transition characterizing many countries in the world. Fisheries and marine ... -
Food and nutrition security in Solomon Islands
(2013)Type: Working PaperThis report is a literature review on Food and Nutrition Security in Solomon Islands, based on data from surveys conducted by Solomon Islands National Statistical Office, as well as from national and international organizations ... -
Food and nutrition security in Solomon Islands
(2013)Type: Working PaperThis report is a literature review on Food and Nutrition Security in Solomon Islands, based on data from surveys conducted by Solomon Islands National Statistical Office, as well as from national and international organizations ... -
Food security versus environment conservation: A case study of Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe sustainable management of small-scale fisheries in coral reef ecosystems constitutes a difficult objective not least because these fisheries usually face several worsening pressures, including demographic growth and ... -
Foods and diets of communities involved in inland aquaculture in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
(2014)Type: ReportSolomon Islands has a population of just over half a million people, most of whom are rural-based subsistence farmers and fishers who rely heavily on fish as their main animal-source food and for income. The nation is one ... -
Growth and reproductive phenology of the kelp Lessonia variegata in central New Zealand
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleWe report on a field study of L. variegata growing within one depth stratum on the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand that aimed to identify morphometric indices for L. variegata to assist with census of populations ... -
Improving household tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) aquaculture through participatory action research
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleLand based aquaculture has the potential to mitigate future shortfalls of food fish supply in Solomon Islands. However, aquaculture is relatively new in the Pacific and such potential is hampered by a lack of aquaculture ... -
Lessons from implementing, adapting and sustaining community-based adaptive marine resource management
(2014)Type: BriefCommunity-based marine resource management is recognized by the Government of Solomon Islands as the principle strategy for use in marine conservation and small-scale fisheries management. This strategy is particularly ... -
Livelihoods and fisheries governance in a contemporary Pacific Island setting
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleInshore 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 ... -
Mangrove ecosystem services and the potential for carbon revenue programmes in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleMangroves are an imperilled biome whose protection and restoration through payments for ecosystem services (PES) can contribute to improved livelihoods, climate mitigation and adaptation. Interviews with resource users in ... -
Mangrove management in Solomon Islands: Case studies from Malaita Province
(2013)Type: BriefMangroves are an important resource for the rural coastal people of Solomon Islands. Mangrove forests are critical for food security and the livelihoods of coastal communities in Solomon Islands. In particular, mangroves ...
