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Strong women, strong nation
Type: Working Paper
Innovative research in the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste has obtained data to help close the gender gap and provide food security for the local community.
On the estimation of marine resource distribution of Timor-Leste by data fitting
Type: Conference Paper
Tracking fishing activities is a measure to understand the distribution of marine biology, the abundance of resources, and the living conditions of fishers. This research uses experiences from the voyage data recorder (VDR) ...
Adapted technologies and Practices for Agriculture and Fisheries in Timor-Leste: Nearshore Fish Aggregating Devices
Type: Brief
Fisheries in Timor-Leste are very small-scale. Fishing is undertaken on foot (gleaning), and in unpowered canoes and small motorboats, targeting reef and nearshore pelagic fish primarily with gill nets, hand lines, spear ...
Evaluating the Fit of Co-management for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance in Timor-Leste
Type: Book Chapter
Fisheries co-management is an increasingly globalized concept, and a cornerstone of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, adopted ...
Contribution of women’s fisheries substantial, but overlooked, in Timor-Leste
Type: Journal Article
A greater understanding of gendered roles in fisheries is necessary to value the often-hidden roles that women play in fisheries and households. We examine women’s contributions to household food and income using focus ...