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Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #2 Oct 2019
Type: Newsletter
The second news update for the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) study covers the progress of research activities, the latest news and upcoming events.
The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance
Type: Journal Article
Failure to address unsustainable global change is often attributed to failures in conventional environmental governance. Polycentric environmental governance—the popular alternative—involves many centres of authority ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #1 April 2019
Type: Newsletter
The IHH newsletter provides an update on progress to date, latest news and upcoming events.
Sustain or transform; secure, safe & equitable livelihoods in small-scale fisheries
Type: Presentation
In this session we are speaking about the livelihoods of around 100 million women and men in developing countries, and many millions more that benefit from the food and nutrition they provide.Small-scale fisheries livelihoods ...
Situating human rights in the context of fishing rights: Contributions and contradictions
Type: Journal Article
Human rights have become a salient topic in fisheries governance. This paper clarifies key terms involved in a human rights-based approach as they pertain to fishing rights. Four conceptual tension between human rights and ...
Global study on small-scale fisheries to provide vital knowledge, recognizes UN report
Type: Blog
The Illuminating Hidden Harvests study will provide critical knowledge and information on small-scale fisheries globally, informing the way forward for sustainable development of the sector. This vital contribution was ...
Illuminating gender dimensions of hidden harvests
Type: Newsletter
Since 2012, gender and fisheries papers and presentations often start with a statement that 47 percent of fishworkers worldwide are women. This estimate challenges assumptions of fisheries as a male-dominated sphere, ...
‘Good science’: Using sex-disaggregated data in small-scale fisheries research and policy
Type: Blog
Globally, relatively few data are available about women’s role in small-scale fisheries, despite their active participation as fishers, processors, traders and marketers. This calls for greater efforts by researchers, ...
Untold stories: Female fishers, processes and business owners share their stories
Type: Blog
Globally, women and girls play a vital role in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing. Here we shine a light on several women who work as fishers, ...
Raising a unified voice: Supporting African small-scale fishers and fish workers to be heard
Type: Blog
Forty representatives of fisheries and regional organizations from across Africa have called for the strengthening of existing small-scale fisheries bodies and the creation of a new pan-African platform. These actions are ...