Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Illuminating hidden harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
(2018)Type: BriefFAO, WorldFish and Duke University are working in partnership with experts globally to revisit and build on the Hidden Harvest study in 2012. Encompassing the pre-harvesting, harvesting and post-harvesting sectors of inland ... -
Porter un nouvel éclairage sur les captures non visibles: La contribution de la pêche artisanale au développement durable
(2018)Type: BriefEn 2012, la FAO, la Banque mondiale et WorldFish ont publié une étude Hidden Harvest: The global contribution of capture fisheries. Pour soutenir la dynamique croissante de mise en oeuvre des Directives SSF, et en réponse ... -
Iluminando las cosechas ocultas: La contribución global de las pesquerías de pequeña escala para el desarrollo sostenible
(2018)Type: BriefEn el 2012, el Banco Mundial, la FAO y WorldFish publicaron un estudio llamado “La Cosecha Oculta: la Contribución Global de la Pesca de Captura.” Para apoyar la implementación de las Directrices PPEs, y en respuesta a los ... -
Catalyzing collective action to address natural resource conflict: lessons from Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake
(2011)Type: Working PaperThis paper reports on outcomes and lessons learned from a 15-month initiative aimed at strengthening collective action to address natural resource conflict in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake. Employing the Appreciation-Influence-Control ... -
Effects of marine protected areas on local fisheries: evidence from empirical studies
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter reviews and assesses current empirical evidence of marine protected area (MPA) effects on fisheries. First, we briefly describe the mechanisms by which MPAs may affect fisheries. Second, we synthesize empirical ... -
Developing markets for small-scale fisheries: utilizing the value chain approach
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter describes the constraints for marketing by small-scale fisheries and the steps for market development, including stabilization of the fish supply, setting up cooperatives, enhancing relations in the value chain ... -
The status of routine fishery data collection in Southeast Asia, central America, the South Pacific, and West Africa, with special reference to small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) strategy for improving information on the status and trends of capture fisheries (FAO Strategy STF) was endorsed by Member States and the UN General Assembly in 2003. Its overall ... -
Should states and international organizations adopt a human rights approach to fisheries policy?
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleNon-governmental organizations (ngo) and fisherfolk organizations already use human rights principles and legislation to campaign for the social, economic and cultural rights of fishing people. Yet, despite the widespread ... -
Primary fisheries management: a minimum requirement for provision of sustainable human benefits in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe social and economic importance of small-scale fisheries is frequently under-valued, and they are rarely effectively managed. There is now growing consensus on how these fisheries could be managed for sustainability and ... -
Diagnosis and the management constituency of small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe concepts and implementation of the Participatory Diagnosis and Adaptive Management (PDAM) framework for small-scale fishery development and management in developing countries are described. -
Assessing the impact of fisheries co-management interventions in developing countries: a meta-analysis
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCo-management is now established as a mainstream approach to small-scale fisheries management across the developing world. A comprehensive review of 204 potential cases reveals a lack of impact assessments of fisheries ... -
Under-reported and undervalued: small-scale fisheries in the developing world
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter discusses the collection of data on small-scale fisheries in developing countries, the limitations of national data systems and progress in synthesizing collected data. -
Testing resilience thinking in a poverty context: experience from the Niger River basin
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleResilience thinking is an important addition to the range of frameworks and approaches that can be used to understand and manage complex social–ecological systems like small-scale fisheries. However, it is yet to lead to ... -
Managing overcapacity in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe purpose of this chapter is to present and discuss the concept and assessment of over capacity in small-scale marine fisheries, and the appropriate and integrated approaches to facilitating the removal of overcapacity. ... -
Approaches and frameworks for management and research in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe search for innovations and implementation of research frameworks for small-scale fisheries in developing and least developed countries are discussed. -
Challenges to sustainable management of the lakes of Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews the management challenges facing Malawi lakes and analyzes the management responses that have been developed to deal with these challenges. Malawi lakes are under considerable stress due to high population ... -
Poverty reduction as a means to enhance resilience in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter examines the multiple dimensions of poverty and related 'state of being' such as vulnerability and social exclusion, with reference to several important aspects of vulnerability, including gender, climate ... -
Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article we analyze co-management arrangements in Malawi through the lenses of the concept of power. We focus the analysis at the local level where most of the more important actors operate. These include the fishing ...