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Rice fields to prawn farms: a blue revolution in southwest Bangladesh?
Type: Journal Article
This paper examines freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming in southwest Bangladesh where a large number of farmers have converted their rice fields to export oriented prawn farms, locally known as gher. The ...
Sustaining healthy diets: The role of capture fisheries and aquaculture for improving nutrition in the post-2015 era
Type: Journal Article
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda makes achieving food security and ending malnutrition a global priority. Within this framework, the importance of fisheries in local and global food systems and its contribution ...
A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security: The case of coral reef fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Measuring the vulnerability of human populations to environmental change is increasingly being used to develop appropriate adaptation policies and management plans for different economic sectors. We developed a national-level ...
Snake prices and crocodile appetites: aquatic wildlife supply and demand on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
Type: Journal Article
Commercial trade is a major driver of over-exploitation of wild species, but the pattern of demand and how it responds to changes in supply is poorly understood. Here we explore the markets for snakes from Tonle Sap Lake ...
Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies
Type: Journal Article
Micronutrient 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 ...
The interplay of well-being and resilience in applying a social-ecological perspective
Type: Journal Article
Innovative combinations of social and ecological theory are required to deal with complexity and change in human-ecological systems. We examined the interplay and complementarities that emerge by linking resilience and ...
Factors influencing adaptive marine governance in a developing country context: a case study of Southern Kenya
Type: Journal Article
Adaptive governance can be conceptualized as distinct phases of: 1) understanding environmental change; 2) using this understanding to inform decision making; and 3) acting on decisions in a manner that sustains resilience ...
Should states and international organizations adopt a human rights approach to fisheries policy?
Type: Journal Article
Non-governmental organizations (ngo) and fisherfolk organizations already use human rights principles and legislation to campaign for the social, economic and cultural rights of fishing people. Yet, despite the widespread ...
The natural history and fisheries ecology of Lake Chilwa, southern Malawi
Type: Journal Article
Lake Chilwa produces between zero and 24,000 metric tons of fish per year, making it one of the most productive but variable lakes in Africa. The size of the lake varies seasonally and among years, sometimes drying completely. ...
Limits to resilience from livelihood diversification and social capital in lake social-ecological systems
Type: Journal Article
Diversity of both social networks and livelihood sources plays a central role in determining the sustainability of natural resource use and resilience of social–ecological systems, not least in resource-dependent economies. ...