Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Allison, E."
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A place at the table? (Commentary)
(2009)Type: Book ChapterInternational organizations are calling for fisheries to be included in a new global deal on climate change. A consortium of 16 organizations including the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture ... -
Aquatic foods to nourish nations
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleDespite contributing to healthy diets for billions of people, aquatic foods are often undervalued as a nutritional solution because their diversity is often reduced to the protein and energy value of a single food type ... -
Attributes of climate resilience in fisheries: From theory to practice
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleIn a changing climate, there is an imperative to build coupled social-ecological systems—including fisheries—that can withstand or adapt to climate stressors. Although resilience theory identifies system attributes that ... -
Blind spots in visions of a ‘‘blue economy’’ could undermine the ocean’s contribution to eliminating hunger and malnutrition
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleIncreasing the production of food from the ocean is seen as a pathway toward more sustainable and healthier human diets. Yet this potential is being overshadowed by competing uses of ocean resources in an acceler- ating ... -
Climate change, fisheries, trade and competitiveness: understanding impacts and formulating responses for Commonwealth small states
(2009)Type: ReportThis report focuses specifically on the likely impact of climate change on the trade and competitiveness of the fisheries sector in small developing Commonwealth States and thus contributes to bringing the fisheries sector ... -
Climate change, tropical fisheries and prospects for sustainable development
Type: Journal ArticleTropical fisheries substantially contribute to the well-being of societies in both the tropics and the extratropics, the latter through ‘telecoupling’ — linkages between distant human–natural systems. Tropical marine ... -
Combined innovations in public policy, the private sector and culture can drive sustainability transitions in food systems
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal food system analyses call for an urgent transition to sustainable human diets but how this might be achieved within the current global food regime is poorly explored. Here we examine the factors that have fostered ... -
Compound climate risks threaten aquatic food system benefits
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic foods from marine and freshwater systems are critical to the nutrition, health, livelihoods, economies and cultures of billions of people worldwide, but climate-related hazards may compromise their ability to provide ... -
Continuity and change in the contemporary Pacific food system
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleThe Pacific food system has become progressively more integrated into global food regimes. This integration has had impacts on availability and consumption of food, population health, and vulnerability to external drivers. ... -
Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides important sources of nutrition and employment, especially in ... -
Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
(2020)Type: Concept NoteThe COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides important sources of employment and nutrition, especially in ... -
An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleIn recent decades, interest in and application of behavioral insights to conservation theory and practice have expanded significantly. Yet the growth of integrated strategies to adapt and guide human behavior in service ... -
Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post-COVID-19. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleCalls for global action on environmental issues have been popular since the 1970s and public interest in them has been raised by rallying people to the notion that we all share one world. One need look no further than the ... -
Feckless and reckless or forbearing and resourceful? Looking behind the stereotypes of HIV and AIDS in "fishing communities"
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleOver the last decade evidence has emerged suggesting that in many countries fisherfolk, as an occupational group, are at greater risk to HIV and AIDS than the general adult population. This high vulnerability has been ... -
Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleMicronutrient deficiencies account for an estimated one million premature deaths annually, and for some nations can reduce gross domestic product1,2 by up to 11%, highlighting the need for food policies that focus on ... -
Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) provide livelihoods for over 100 million people and sustenance for ~1 billion people, particularly in the Global South. Aquatic foods are distributed through diverse supply ... -
How to conduct an integrated wetland assessment
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter provides a 'how to' guide for practically applying the integrated approach to a wetland assessment. It separates the assessment activities into three stages (preparation; field assessment and analysis; ... -
Identifying Policy Best-Practices to Support the Contribution of Aquatic Foods to Food and Nutrition Security
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe relationship between aquatic foods and food nutrition and security is increasingly recognised in policy and practice, yet many governance instruments do not acknowledge or support this important connection. The most ... -
Introduction and conceptual framework
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter introduces the integrated approach to wetland assessment. It argues for integration as an essential principle for understanding wetlands and their management and use. It discusses different approaches for ... -
Livelihood assessment tools
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter presents livelihood analysis concepts, and provides an operational model for livelihood analysis in the context of wetland systems. It recommends a generic ‘nested’ sampling approach, and gives guidance on a ...
