Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Author "Govan, H."
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An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleRural, tropical coastal communities are experiencing sustained, often increasing food insecurity, poverty, and global change impacts. These challenges have stimulated a rise in projects aiming to enhance and diversify local ... -
Community-based, co-management for governing small-scale fisheries of the Pacific: A Solomon Islands' case study
(2015)Type: Book ChapterThe discourse on solutions to address small-scale fisheries concerns in the Pacific tends to focus heavily on community-based forms of co-management. Decentralizing governance to the community level permits responsiveness ... -
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 ... -
Flying fish season (Tauika) in Bellona
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleBellona is a Polynesian outlier island to the south of the main Solomon Islands group. Bellona, also known by the locals as Mu Ngiki, is a small elongated raised atoll wIiici5imeans it is almost completely surrounded by ... -
Is community-based fisheries management realising multiple objectives? Examining evidence from the literature
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based and co-management approaches are key strategies for small-scale fisheries management. The expansion of these approaches is particularly apparent in the Pacific, where communities rely heavily on small-scale ... -
Linking small-scale fisheries co-management to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries account for 90% of global fishers and 40% of the global catch. Effectively managing small-scale fisheries is, therefore, crucial to progressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ... -
Locally-managed marine areas: multiple objectives and diverse strategies
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based management and co-management are mainstream approaches to marine conservation and sustainable resource management. In the tropical Pacific, these approaches have proliferated through the spread of locally-managed ... -
A new idea for coastal fisheries: asking the right questions to enhance coastal livelihoods
(2020)Type: ManualLivelihood diversification is actively promoted in fisheries policy. For example, ”A new song for coastal fisheries – pathways to change: The Noumea Strategy” describes how alternative sources of income may need to be ... -
The Pacific Ways: The geography, histories and cultures of the Pacific island region, and its 14 small island developing states, represent unique challenges and opportunities
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleThis article argues that the geography, histories and cultures of the Pacific island region, and its 14 small island developing states, represent unique challenges and opportunities. It notes that the introduction of the ... -
Spreading community-based resource management: Testing the "lite-touch" approach in Solomon Islands
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn Solomon Islands, community-based resource management (CBRM) is the main strategy for managing coastal fisheries. Although hundreds of communities have implemented CBRM already, the majority of Solomon Islands communities ...
