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Fish wars: Science is shaping a new peace agenda
Type: Journal Article
This paper attempts to highlight some of the conflicts arising from fish and fishers and their impacts especially on the poorer nations. It discusses how some of these problems can be overcome by innovative research ...
The GCRMN - coordinating coral reef monitoring efforts for effective management
Type: Journal Article
The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is an operational unit of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), established in 1995 and maintained by the Australian Institute of Marine Science(AIMS). The main ...
The Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department of SEAFDEC
Type: Journal Article
The Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department of SEAFDEC (Malaysia), its objectives and activities are briefly presented.
Marine fisheries, genetic effects and biodiversity
Type: Journal Article
Preservation of marine biodiversity deserves serious consideration as almost 65% of the earth's organisms (excluding insects) are marine. There is little knowledge at present on the status of marine biodiversity. However, ...
A viability analysis for a bio-economic model
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents a simple dynamic model dealing with the management of a marine renewable resource. But instead of studying the ecological and economic interactions in terms of equilibrium or optimal control, we pay ...
Community management of coastal resources, southern Thailand
Type: Journal Article
The involvement of communities with the assistance and support of government and non government organizations on the management of the coastal resources in Southern Thailand are discussed. The 3 most important resources, ...
The Spratly Islands: a marine park alternative
Type: Journal Article
Most of the concern over the Spratlys islands has centered on potential resources to be gained by extraction from the area. In reality, the most important long-term resources to be had from the Spratlys may be those which ...
Increasing social-ecological resilience within small-scale agriculture in conflict-affected Guatemala
Type: Journal Article
Climate change scenarios suggest largely detrimental impacts on agricultural production from a deterioration of renewable natural resources. Over the last 15 years, a new field of research has focused on the interactions ...
Conserving womangroves: Assessing the impacts of improved cooking stoves on resource management in Langalanga Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Type: Journal Article
Firewood harvesting is a major threat to mangrove ecosystems in Solomon Islands. Improved cooking stoves could reduce firewood use and thereby ease pressure on mangroves. We conducted a field-based experiment in Langalanga ...
The role and impact of ICLARM
Type: Journal Article
The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) is a new, small research organization, working in fisheries and aquaculture in the developing countries. The Center has four programmes: (1) traditional ...