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Challenges to sustainable management of the lakes of Malawi
Type: Journal Article
This paper reviews the management challenges facing Malawi lakes and analyzes the management responses that have been developed to deal with these challenges. Malawi lakes are under considerable stress due to high population ...
Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi
Type: Journal Article
In this article we analyze co-management arrangements in Malawi through the lenses of the concept of power. We focus the analysis at the local level where most of the more important actors operate. These include the fishing ...
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 ...
Primary fisheries management: a minimum requirement for provision of sustainable human benefits in small-scale fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The social and economic importance of small-scale fisheries is frequently under-valued, and they are rarely effectively managed. There is now growing consensus on how these fisheries could be managed for sustainability and ...
Assessing the impact of fisheries co-management interventions in developing countries: a meta-analysis
Type: Journal Article
Co-management is now established as a mainstream approach to small-scale fisheries management across the developing world. A comprehensive review of 204 potential cases reveals a lack of impact assessments of fisheries ...
Testing resilience thinking in a poverty context: experience from the Niger River basin
Type: Journal Article
Resilience thinking is an important addition to the range of frameworks and approaches that can be used to understand and manage complex social–ecological systems like small-scale fisheries. However, it is yet to lead to ...