Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Author "The WorldFish Center"
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Africa's age of aquarium : the dawning of ornamental fish culture - a high value livelihood option for vulnerable communities
(2005)Type: BrochureA forward-looking community service organization (CSO) in Cameroon dedicated to sustainable development and environmental protection, Organisation pour l’Environnement et le Developpement Durable (OPED), has enlisted the ... -
Assessment of earthquake and tsunami impact on fisheries dependent coastal communities of western province, Solomon Islands
(2007)Type: PosterAlmost 90% of rural communities in the Western Province, Solomon Islands are coastal-based (FAO) and heavily dependent on fi sheries resources for their livelihood. On April 2nd, 2007 a large earthquake and tsunami hit the ... -
CBFM-2 International conference on community based approaches to fisheries management
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThe CBFM international conference held on 6th and 7th March 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh brought together policy makers, scientists and development practioners from all over the world to share experiences in co-mangement of ... -
Community based fisheries management (CBFM) in Vietnam
(2007)Type: BriefThe integrated local government institutions in Vietnam helps to bring all stakeholders together to establish and strengthen community based institutions and leverage effective management of the fisheries resources. -
Community based fisheries management : capturing the benefits
(2007)Type: BriefThe unequal distribrition of wealth and power in rural Bangladesh makes it difficult for the poorer members of society, including women to access natural resources such as fisheries.Over a ten year period, the Community ... -
Community based fisheries management : fisheries yields and sustainability
(2007)Type: BriefThe importance of Bangladesh's inland fisheries resources for the livelihoods and food security of the poor and landless is widely acknowledged. The management of these resources, based upon a combination of short-term ... -
Community based fisheries management : institutional options for empowering fisher communities
(2007)Type: BrochureThe Community Based Fisheries Management Project (CBFM-2) is the second phase of an action research project designed to establish whether the sustainable management of publicly owned and private water bodies can be carried ... -
Community based fisheries management : livelihoods impact
(2007)Type: BriefThe Community Based Fisheries Management Project has been implemented since 1995 by the Department of Fisheries (DoF) with the assistance of the WorldFish Center. It has worked in a range of water bodies across Bangladesh, ... -
Community based fisheries management CBFM-SSEA fisheries and livelihoods impact
(2007)Type: BrochureResearch showed that community based fisheries management has significantly increased annual fish production, lifted household income levels, improved access to credit from a wide range of sources, and enabled livelihood ... -
Community based fisheries management: the right option
(2007)Type: BriefThe 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 ... -
Community-based adaptive resource management in Solomon Islands: lessons learned
(2010)Type: BriefThis brief presents a review of lessons learned and good practices in developing management plans within the context of community based resource management (CBRM) in Solomon Islands. The lessons are based on work done by ... -
Community-based fisheries management in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: diagnosis, planning and options testing
(2007)Type: PosterThe tremendous loss of life and assets resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami dealt a devastating blow to the coastal communities of Aceh Province, Indonesia. There have been a variety of interventions ranging from ... -
Diagnosing, strengthening and monitoring small-scale fishery resilience
(2009)Type: BriefThe project "Improving resilience and adaptive capacity of fisheries-dependent communities in Solomon Islands" uses participatory diagnosis to identify threats to rural coastal communities in Solomon Islands and sources ... -
Fish for life: rehabilitating lives after natural disasters
(2008)Type: VideoCoastal areas, whose inhabitants are often dependant on fish for food and income, are increasingly those most affected by natural disasters. This video takes a look at how one remote fishing community in Aceh Indonesia, ... -
Fish production in refugee camps and settlements: lessons from Zambia
(2011)Type: BriefConflict, persecution and violence affect millions of people worldwide, forcing them to uproot their lives. The attention of the international community is focused on meeting the basic needs of refugee populations, but ... -
Fish supply and food security for Africa
(2009)Type: BriefFish is an important food for over 400 million Africans, contributing essential proteins, minerals and micronutrients to their diets. Paradoxically, despite the high dependence on fish as a source of animal protein, fish ... -
Fish, fishing and livelihoods : community based organisations as focus for local development
(2007)Type: BrochureThe central tenet to Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) is that users dependent on a common resource, in this case fishers and other households depending on wild fish to catch, will harvest that resource in a ... -
Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: investing in sustainable solutions
(2011)Type: ReportThe programme is assessing key risk factors among highly vulnerable target groups, including female fish traders, migrant fisher folk and youth, through surveys and par ticipatory qualitative research. Based on insights ... -
Fisheries policies, support services and the institutional environment for trade
(2008)Type: BriefThis lessons-learned brief is based on the results of a three-year project (2001 – 2004) carried out in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Funded through the ... -
Implementing resilience management: lessons from fishing communities in the Niger basin
(2010)Type: BriefSmall inland fisheries are important to the livelihoods of the poor in Africa, contributing both food security and income to millions of households living near freshwater lakes, reservoirs, rivers and floodplains. These ...
