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Beyond social-ecological traps: fostering transformations towards sustainability
Type: Journal Article
This Special Feature is motivated by the rigorous, and growing, theoretical and empirical body of literature on social- ecological traps. Building on the foundational literature, which describes the context in many of the ...
The role of fish and fisheries in recovering from natural hazards: Lessons learned from Vanuatu
Type: Journal Article
Coastal fisheries provide staple food and sources of livelihood in Pacific Island countries, and securing a sustainable supply is recognised as a critical priority for nutrition security. This study sought to better ...
What can the experiences of rural women in Solomon Islands teach us about innovation in aquatic food systems?
Type: Journal Article
In Solomon Islands, women's groups play an important role in promoting socially inclusive development and women's empowerment. In this paper, we summarise the experiences of a 5-year participatory action research partnership ...
Beyond Social-Ecological Traps: Fostering Transformations Towards Sustainability
Type: Journal Article
This special issue with themes "Beyond Social-Ecological Traps: Fostering Transformations Towards Sustainability" have 11 papers.
Lessons for resource conservation from two contrasting small-scale fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale fisheries present challenges to management due to fishers' dependency on resources and the adaptability of management systems. The authors compared social-ecological processes in the sea cucumber fisheries of ...
Contribution of women’s fisheries substantial, but overlooked, in Timor-Leste
Type: Journal Article
A greater understanding of gendered roles in fisheries is necessary to value the often-hidden roles that women play in fisheries and households. We examine women’s contributions to household food and income using focus ...
Rotational zoning systems in multi-species sea cucumber fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Rotational zoning systems (RZSs) have been applied as a spatial management tool for fisheries in developed countries. Fishing grounds are divided into numerous plots and assigned a cyclical periodicity for harvest. This ...
Following the fish inland: understanding fish distribution networks for rural development and nutrition security
Type: Journal Article
In developing countries, small-scale fisheries are both a pivotal source of livelihood and essential for the nutritional intake of larger food insecure populations. Distribution networks that move fish from landing sites ...
Blind spots in visions of a ‘‘blue economy’’ could undermine the ocean’s contribution to eliminating hunger and malnutrition
Type: Journal Article
Increasing the production of food from the ocean is seen as a pathway toward more sustainable and healthier human diets. Yet this potential is being overshadowed by competing uses of ocean resources in an acceler- ating ...
Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands
Type: Journal Article
Coastal fisheries are a critical component of Pacific island food systems; they power village economies and provide nutritious aquatic foods. Many coastal women and men actively fishing in this region rely on multi-species ...