Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Author "Cohen, P.J."
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ACIAR_Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) contribution to food secure world_Final report - 2018
Type: Donor ReportFish is by far the most important and fastest growing animal-source food, and is a critical contributor to food and nutrition security. Yet, this critical role of fish is poorly represented in global debates about food ... -
Advancing research and development outcomes with fish in regional food systems
(2021)Type: BriefFood systems encompass actors and interactions from production to consumption and disposal of food as well as social, economic and environmental outcomes. Food systems frameworks provide a holistic approach for research ... -
The African Great Lakes Regional Food System; the contribution of fisheries and the case of small pelagic fishes. A Discussion Paper
(2021)Type: BriefThe aim of this discussion paper is synthesis of existing policy and strategic commitments that have been made already that implicate the fisheries for small pelagic fish. The Discussion Paper also presents some historical ... -
Assessing inclusion in community-based natural resource management: A framework and methodology
(2021)Type: ManualCommunity-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is valued as a model of inclusive development and governance. While CBNRM may perform relatively well for garnering broader participation (Evans et al. 2011), it can ... -
Beyond gender-blind livelihoods: Considerations for coastal livelihood initiatives
(2020)Type: Working PaperSustainable and improved livelihoods are often entry points to enhance human well-being and the management of natural resources (Allison and Ellis 2001; Sulu et al. 2015). Yet research shows that many of these livelihood ... -
‘Blue boats’ and ‘reef robbers’: A new maritime security threat for the Asia Pacific?
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleVietnamese ‘blue boats’ - small wooden-hulled fishing boats - are now entering the territorial waters of Pacific Island countries and illegally catching high-value species found on remote coastal reefs. Crossing several ... -
Building adaptive capacity to climate change; approaches applied in five diverse fisheries settings
(2020)Type: BriefClimate change poses a range of risks to coastal and inland rural communities in the global tropics. People living within these communities depend directly on physical and natural environments for income, food and their ... -
Catch rates, composition and fish size from reefs managed with periodically-harvested closures
(2013)Type: Journal ArticlePeriodically-harvested closures are commonly employed within co-management frameworks to help manage small-scale, multi-species fisheries in the Indo-Pacific. Despite their widespread use, the benefits of periodic harvesting ... -
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems: A synthesis
(2021)Type: BriefThe fish agri-food system connects supplies of fish and other aquatic foods through multiple pathways and scales to diverse consumers across the planet and is a key component of the global agri-food systems. Fish and other ... -
Characteristics and performance of fisheries co-management in Asia; Synthesis of knowledge and case studies: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka
(2021)Type: ReportCollaboration between governments, NGOs, and resource custodians, users and beneficiaries is globally recognized as a foundation of fair and effective management of natural resource access and use. These collaborative forms ... -
COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights and recommendations for building forward better
(2021)Type: BriefThe COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying responses to mitigate this global health crisis have resulted in substantial disruptions to demand, production, distribution and labor in fisheries, aquaculture and food systems. These ... -
Critical reflections from fostering adaptive community-based, co-management in Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive co-management approaches have been at the core of attempts to apply resilience principles to small-scale fisheries. Although recommendations of what should be done to promote resilience are commonplace, insights ... -
Detecting fisheries trends in a co-managed area in the Kingdom of Tonga
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity based and co-management approaches are increasingly used strategies for marine conservation and sustainable management in the tropical Pacific. However, our understanding of the effectiveness of co-management on ... -
Do governance networks build collaborative capacity for sustainable development? Insights from Solomon Islands
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleTo build capacity for addressing complex sustainable development challenges, governments, development agencies, and non-governmental organizations are making substantial investments in governance networks. Yet, enthusiasm ... -
Emerging Information and Communication Technologies for Monitoring India’s Marine Small-Scale Fisheries, Opportunities for Inclusion, Risks of Exclusion
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive, inclusive and effective management of fisheries resources is dependent on knowledge from multiple quantitative and qualitative sources. As technology advances, there is an increasing interest in digital and ... -
Evaluating the Fit of Co-management for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance in Timor-Leste
(2020)Type: Book ChapterFisheries 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 ... -
Evaluating the Fit of Co-management for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance in Timor-Leste
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries 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 ... -
Fish nutrient data platform tools up the fight against malnutrition
(2021)Type: BlogA blog about the virtual launch. A new open-source tool puts fish nutrient data at the fingertips of researchers, policy makers and the general public to guide nutrition-sensitive approaches to fisheries management, which ... -
Fishing dynamics associated with periodically harvested marine closures
(2013)Type: Journal ArticlePeriodically-harvested fisheries closures are emerging as a socially acceptable and locally implementable way to balance concerns about conserving ecosystem function and sustaining livelihoods. Across the Indo-Pacific ... -
FishNutrients - Launching an Innovative New Tool to Help Address Malnutrition
(2021)Type: VideoFish are increasingly recognized as key to addressing the planets malnutrition challenge. But this potential remains largely unknown and unmet. FishNutrients looks to help address these gaps by providing easy access to ...
