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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 ...
    • Changes and adaptations in village food systems in Solomon Islands: A rapid appraisal during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Eriksson, H.; Ride, A.; Notere Boso, D.; Sukulu, M.; Batalofo, M.; Siota, F.; Gomese, C.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2020)
      Type: Report
      Although as of June 1, 2020, Solomon Islands had no coronavirus cases, there was a national economic recession plus restrictions on people’s movement, gatherings, education and business activities. For rural areas, two of ...
    • 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 ...
    • Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to ‘Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide’ and other guides for community-based resource management 

      Kleiber, D.L.; Cohen, P.J.; Teioli, H.; Siota, F.; Lawless, S.; Delisle, A.; Steenbergen, D.; Gomese, C.; Vachette, A.; Neihapi, P.; Sokach, A.; Li, O.; Wraith, L.; Koran, D.; Campbell, B.; Tavue, R.B.; Tioti, R.; Vanguna, T.; Wate, J.; Notere Boso, D.; Duarte, A.; Batalofo, M.; Andrew, N.; Sukulu, M.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Sutcliffe, S.; Eriksson, H.; Newton, J.; McDougall, C.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2019)
      Type: Working Paper
      Both women and men should be included in community-based marine resource management. To create an inclusive management process it is necessary to use deliberate and thoughtful and reflexive strategies that do not rely on ...
    • Increasing social and ecological resilience of coastal fisheries 

      Tilley, A.; Cohen, P.J.; Akester, M.J.; Batalofo, M.; Notere Boso, D.; Cinner, J.; Dos Reis Lopes, J.; Duarte, A.; Eriksson, H.; Gomese, C.; Grantham, R.; Hunnam, K.; Khan, A.; Kleiber, D.L.; Lau, J.; Lawless, S.; Haque, A.M.; Mills, D.J.; Morrison, T.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; Patel, A.E.; Pereira, M.; Rahman, M.J.; Ride, A.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Smallhorn-West, P.; Sukulu, M.; Siota, F.; Ullah, M.; Abdul, W.M.; Warren, R.; Zaman, T.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Phillips, M.J.; Alexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; A.B.M. Mahfuzul Haque: 0000-0002-5334-5630; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X; Md Nahiduzzaman: 0000-0002-5152-992X; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339; Patrick Smallhorn-West: 0000-0001-6782-3704; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Small-scale coastal capture fisheries produce almost half the fish consumed in low- and middle- income countries and employ more people than all other ocean economic sectors combined, but their resilience is undermined by ...
    • Island food systems in transition: Strengthening Indigenous food systems in Solomon Islands 

      Eriksson, H.; Tikai, P.; M, P.; Gomese, C.; Ride, A.; Hunnam, K.; Bonis-Profumo, G.; Siota, F.; Notere Boso, D.; Wate, J.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Gianna Bonis-Profumo: 0000-0003-4122-0731 (2023)
      Type: Brief
      This brief defines a vision for an island food system centered on rural food system actors and Indigenous foods. It provides the foundation for a new partnership program between the Kastom Gaden Association and WorldFish ...
    • Livelihoods, markets, and gender roles in Solomon Islands: case studies from Western and Isabel Provinces 

      Kruijssen, F.; Albert, J.A.; Morgan, M.; Boso, D.; Siota, F.; Sibiti, S.; Schwarz, A.J. (2013)
      Type: Working Paper
      Livelihoods in Solomon Islands are diverse, composed of a wide range of activities. The marketing of marine resources through value chains is an important component of this livelihood portfolio in many parts of the country. ...
    • Malnutrition in rural Solomon Islands: An analysis of the problem and its drivers 

      Albert, J.; Bogard, J.; Siota, F.; McCarter, J.; Diatalau, S.; Maelaua, J.; Brewer, T.; Andrew, N.; Jessica Bogard: 0000-0001-5503-5284
      Type: Journal Article
      Solomon Islands, like many Pacific Island nations, suffer from the burden of malnutrition. External drivers including population growth, declining agriculture and fisheries productivity and global food trade have contributed ...
    • Nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) for food security in Solomon Islands 

      Albert, J.A.; Albert, S.; Andrew, N.; Blanc, M.; Carlos, A.; Luda, L.; Tofuakalo, F.; Masu, R.; Oengpepa, C.; Oeta, J.; Posala, R.; Schwarz, A.M.; Sibiti, S.; Siota, F.; Sokimi, W.; Tan, S.; Tawaki, A.; Teri, J.; Warren, R. (2015)
      Type: Brief
      Coastal fisheries are central to the lives of rural Solomon Island villages, supplying daily food and serving as one of the few sources of income. Yet, it is predicted that coastal fisheries in Solomon Islands, like many ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • The contribution of nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) to food security and livelihoods in Solomon Islands 

      Albert, J.A.; Beare, D.; Schwarz, A.M.; Albert, S.; Warren, R.; Teri, J.; Siota, F.; Andrew, N.L. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fish aggregating devices, or FADs, are used widely in developing countries to concentrate pelagic fish, making them easier to catch. Nearshore FADs anchored close to the coast allow access for rural communities, but despite ...