Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Eriksson, H."
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ACIAR Strengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song May 2019 – April 2020
Type: Donor ReportIn this third reporting period, we summarise progress and achievements in regional activities and in each of the countries, towards the five objectives and three cross-cutting activities. -
ACIAR_Strengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song Annual Report May 2018 - April 2019
Type: Donor ReportStrengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song Annual Report, May 2018 - April 2019 -
Advancing research and development outcomes with fish in regional food systems
(2021)Type: BriefFood systems encompass actors and interactions from production to consumption and disposal of food as well as social, economic and environmental outcomes. Food systems frameworks provide a holistic approach for research ... -
An ecosystem approach to small-scale fisheries through participatory diagnosis in four tropical countries
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleParticipatory diagnosis is an approach to identify, prioritize and mobilise around factors that constrain or enable effective governance and management in small-scale fisheries. Diagnostic frameworks are mostly designed ... -
An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleRural, tropical coastal communities are experiencing sustained, often increasing food insecurity, poverty, and global change impacts. These challenges have stimulated a rise in projects aiming to enhance and diversify local ... -
Aquatic foods and nutrition in the Pacific
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleNational rates of aquatic food consumption in Pacific Island Countries and Territories are among the highest in the world, yet the region is suffering from extensive levels of diet-related ill health. The aim of this paper ... -
Better management practices in fish farming through Women Self Help Groups in Odisha, India
(2022)Type: VideoOne visionary policy change & one innovative flagship program of the Government involving multiple Departments could socio- economically empower tens of thousands of women organized under self-help groups by engaging them ... -
Beyond social-ecological traps: fostering transformations towards sustainability
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThis Special Feature is motivated by the rigorous, and growing, theoretical and empirical body of literature on social- ecological traps. Building on the foundational literature, which describes the context in many of the ... -
Beyond social-ecological traps: Pathways to a sustainable future
Type: BlogIn development and resilience research, the metaphor of a ‘trap’ is commonly employed to convey the rigidity that can be associated with complex systems. In practical meaning, and in their mechanical workings, traps are ... -
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 ... -
Changes and adaptations in village food systems in Solomon Islands: A rapid appraisal during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020)Type: ReportAlthough 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 ... -
China at a crossroads: An Analysis of China's changing seafood production and consumption
(2020)Type: Concept NoteChina is a key player in global production, consumption, and trade of seafood. Given this dominance, Chinese choices regarding what seafood to eat, and how and where to source it, are increasingly important—for China, and ... -
Chinese market responses to overexploitation of sharks and sea cucumbers
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal exploitation of sharks and sea cucumbers to meet consumer demand in China is motivating a rising conservation concern. In order to analyze trends in resource exploitation and market dynamics, this paper reviews ... -
Chinese trader perceptions on sourcing and consumption of endangered seafood
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleGrowing trade networks through globalization have expanded governance of local environments to encompass multiple scales. The governing role of market actors, such as traders and consumers in importing countries, has been ... -
Co-creating nutrition-sensitive development pathways with aquatic foods: Consulting local food systems partners in Baucau and Lautem municipalities, Timor-Leste
(2023)Type: BriefOn 23 June 2022, WorldFish held a consultation workshop in Baucau Vila to introduce its planned action research program (Box 1) in Baucau and Lautem municipalities to its diverse partners, including national, municipal and ... -
Coastal fisheries in a pandemic: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu experiences
(2020)Type: BlogAlmost everyone in the Pacific eats fish regularly, but most people are not fishers. Fish is caught, distributed and then acquired by consumers through purchase, gifting or bartering. We estimate through our research at ... -
Community Based Resource Management in Malaita Province
(2020)Type: BrochureThis factsheet includes a map that indicates activities undertaken by World Fish and the Malaita Provincial Fisheries Office to support community-based resource management of local marine resources and the current status ... -
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 ... -
Contagious exploitation of marine resources
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleRising global demand for seafood presents challenges for managing marine resources, many of which are declining or threatened. The authors describe a new and rapid pattern of contagious marine resource exploitation, which ...
