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Impacts of fishing bans for conservation on hilsa fishers' livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities
Type: Book Chapter
This study assesses the impacts of fishing bans in Bangladesh on the livelihoods of hilsa fisher communities and opportunities for improvement. This study found that although the bans have resulted in higher total hilsa ...
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 ...
Gender and systems research: Leveraging change
Type: Book Chapter
There may be nothing new under the sun -- but there are novel and potentially potent ways of perceiving, approaching, researching, and engaging in the work of research for development. This chapter is a reflection of that. ...
Improved management, increased culture and consumption of small fish species can improve diets of the rural poor
Type: Book Chapter
In many low-income countries with water resources, small fish species are important for the livelihoods, nutrition and income of the rural poor. The small size of fish favours frequent consumption by and nutrition of the ...
Fish diversity and fish consumption in Bangladesh
Type: Book Chapter
Bangladesh prides itself on being very rich in fish diversity. Its numeroud and diverse inland waterbodies and paddy fields are home to over 267 freshwater fish species. Biodiversity of fish species is important for nutrition ...
Interactions between changes in marine ecosystems and human communities
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter discusses how small-scale fisheries dependent human communities are interactive with marine ecosystems. It has shown how changes in the marine ecosystems can impact human fishing communities, and also how the ...
Integrated systems research in nutrition-sensitive landscapes: A Theoretical methodological framework
Type: Book Chapter
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ...
Natural resource-based livelihoods in the context of climate change in the Lake Chilwa Basin
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter analyses the contribution of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP) in providing alternative livelihoods to people in the basin and most importantly how these activities improved ...
Contemporary visions for small scale aquaculture
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter discusses the importance of small scale aquaculture in supporting livelihoods and alleviating poverty. Similar to capture fisheries, this sector faces challenges related to globalized trade, production regulation ...
Developing youth entrepreneurs: a viable youth employment strategy in Sri Lanka?
Type: Book Chapter
Entrepreneurship training that leads to increased business creation and expansion is considered a viable employment strategy for youth globally. Many organizations in Sri Lanka have provided entrepreneurship training for ...