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Governance and institutional changes in fisheries : issues and priorities for research
Type: Working Paper
This volume contains the discussion papers presented at a workshop on governance and institutional changes in fisheries and its impact on the poverty reduction and environmental integrity in developing countries held on ...
Institutional issues and perspectives in the management of fisheries and coastal resources in southeast Asia
Type: Report
In developing countries, institutional weaknesses and constraints are pervasive in the fisheries and coastal resources management sector. Legal, policy and institutional frameworks are not crafted to suit the unique features ...
Assessment, management and future directions for coastal fisheries in Asian countries
Type: Conference Proceedings
In Asia, the fisheries sector is important in terms of food security, livelihoods and foreign exchange earnings. However, as in many parts of the world, there are signs that capture fisheries are fully exploited or overfished. ...
Small-scale marine fisheries policy in Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Vietnam’s marine fisheries are considered to be small scale and are concentrated in coastal near-shore waters. This has resulted in heavy pressure on near-shore fisheries resources. Near-shore fisheries are considered by ...
Food security and poverty alleviation through improved valuation and governance of river fisheries in Africa
Type: Report
The project aims to sustain and improve the livelihoods of the rural poor who depend on fisheries for their employment, income and food security along the rivers of the Lake Chad and Zambezi basins. Its purpose is to ...
Institutional and policy issues in the management of fisheries and coastal resources in Cambodia
Type: Book
This chapter raised several important issues on the legal, institutional and policy frameworks coastal resources and environmental management in the country. It shows that a top down approach is still the predominant ...
Community Management by Decree? : lessons from Cambodia's fisheries reform
Type: Journal Article
The Cambodian government introduced a dramatic reform in 2001 that reduced the allocation of commercial fishing lots in favor of local community access. Hailed by community activists, the policy shift nevertheless ...
Diagnosis and management of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) make important but undervalued contributions to the economies of some of the world’s poorest countries. They also provide much of the animal protein needed by societies in which food security ...
Fisheries co-management policy brief: findings from a worldwide study
Type: Brief
Fisheries in developing countries are under intense pressure from increasing human populations, overexploitation of resources and conflicts over access to degraded resources. Who should take the responsibility for managing ...