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Aquaculture businesses : a low cost option for economic growth in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Aquaculture could be used to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in Bangladesh over the next decade -helping to reduce the widespread poverty that is stifling the country's economic growth. The country already has the ...
Snorkel the web: ReefBase brings a sea change in access to information about coral reefs
Type: Brief
This fact sheet highlights ReefBase, an award-winning online global information system designed to facilitate research on, and the management of, coral reefs to enhance their protection. Launched in 2002, ReefBase was ...
Cyclone affected aquaculture rehabilitation project
Type: Brief
On 15th November 2007, Cyclone Sidr ravaged the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh causing loss of life and rendering thousands of people homeless and destitute. Large number of fish ponds and enclosures were affected, ...
HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Africa
Type: Brief
This policy brief provides information on the scale of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Africa, the reasons why prevalence is so high and how this affects fishing communities. Access to health services and antiretroviral ...
Tropical river fisheries valuation: establishing economic value to guide policy
Type: Brief
Annual fish production from rivers and other inland fisheries is estimated at 5.5 million tons and a gross market value of $6 billion. Capturing the true economic value of fisheries to developing countries is the focus ...
Code of practice and manual of procedures for the introduction of GIFT to Africa
Type: Brief
There are long standing concerns worldwide regarding the effects of the introduction of alien species and genetically improved lines into national waters. The expansion of global trade and aquaculture has augmented these ...
Knowledgebase for lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs [Thai version]
Type: Brief
The GEF Lessons Learned and Best Practices Toolkit (GEF LL Toolkit) provides information on how to design and implement coral reef management strategies. As our knowledge of the issues surrounding coral reef management ...
Community based fisheries management: the right option
Type: Brief
The principle behind community managed fisheries is hand over of the management of fisheries resources to community groups and they will manage the resources sustainably and equitably. The benefits of this approach are ...
Lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs [Thai version]
Type: Brief
This brief presents a review of lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs based on the analysis of 30 projects funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) related to coral reefs and associated ...
GIS mapping of pond aquaculture potential in southern Malawi, Africa
Type: Brief
Smallholding aquaculture in Malawi is gaining popularity, particularly with the promotion of pond-fish culture within integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA) systems. These systems benefit poor farm households through ...