Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "van der Ploeg, J."
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A longitudinal evaluation of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) campaign for the Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis in northern Luzon, Philippines
(2016)Type: Book ChapterThe Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis is Critically Endangered and its range is restricted to a few localities in human-dominated landscapes. Therefore, the survival of this species in the wild depends strongly ... -
Conservation strategy for dugongs and seagrass habitats in Solomon Islands
(2018)Type: ReportThis strategy provides direction for implementation of priority actions that are necessary for achieving effective conservation and management of dugong and seagrass habitats. It complements the Fisheries Management Act ... -
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 ... -
Establishing freshwater protected areas to protect biodiversity and improve food security in the Philippines
(2017)Type: Book ChapterThis paper describes the efforts to establish a network of community-conserved areas in the municipality of San Mariano on Luzon, with the dual aim to protect the Philippine crocodile and to improve inland fisheries. The ... -
From happy hour to hungry hour: Logging, fisheries and food security in Malaita, Solomon Islands
(2018)Type: ReportThe 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 ... -
How do hunter-gatherers learn? The transmission of indigenous knowledge among the Agta of the Philippines
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe Agta of the Philippines depend on extensive knowledge of their natural environment for their livelihoods. However, little is known about the transmission of this indigenous ecological knowledge. This paper examines the ... -
Learning from the lagoon: Research in development in Solomon Islands
(2016)Type: ReportA major challenge for international agricultural research is to find ways to improve the nutrition and incomes of people left behind by the Green Revolution. To better address the needs of the most marginal and vulnerable ... -
Proceedings of the 1st Solomon Islands resource management symposium: A decade of learning
(2018)Type: Conference ProceedingsFrom 2 to 6 October 2017, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR)--in collaboration with Ecological Solutions Solomon ... -
Rapid expansion of oil palm is leading to human-elephant conflicts in North Kalimantan province of Indonesia
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis study identifies patterns and trends in human elephant conflict in the Tulin Onsoi subdistrict, specifically in relation to the rapid development of oil palm plantations. The study provides a description of current ... -
Recognising land rights for conservation? tenure reforms in the Northern Sierra Madre, The Philippines
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe legalisation of the customary land rights of rural communities is currently actively promoted as a strategy for conserving biodiversity. There is, however, little empirical information on the conservation outcomes of ... -
Rhinella Marina. Predation by a Philippine crocodile
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleRHINELLA MIRANDARIBEIROI. PREDATION. Rhinalla mirandaribeiroi is a medium-sized bufonid belonging to the R. granulosa group found in the Cerrado Biome and in Cerrado enclaves in the Amazon. Here, we report predation of R. ... -
Successes and failures of crocodile conservation strategies in the Asia Pacific
(2016)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter, the authors examine whether the leather trade or other economic uses of crocodiles really are key to conserving the threatened crocodilians in the Asia Pacific region. They review six species of crocodile ...
