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Three lessons for gender equity in biodiversity conservation
Type: Journal ArticleAmid a growing global agenda, biodiversity conservation has embraced gender equity as a pillar of equitable and effective practice. Gender equity has become enshrined in the global environment and development agenda through ... -
Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) trait preferences by women and men farmers in Jessore and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleResearch reporting user trait preferences for fish, particularly in relation to guiding genetic improvement programs are rare, even in tilapia where demand for genetically improved fish has underpinned the expansion of ... -
Tinker, tailor or transform: Gender equality amidst social-ecological change
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal visions of environmental change consider gender equality to be a foundation of sustainable social-ecological systems. Similarly, social-ecological systems frameworks position gender equality as both a precursor to, ... -
Too big to ignore: Gender and climate change adaptation in the Lake Chilwa Basin
(2018)Type: Book ChapterVarious studies have illustrated how gender differences could affect ecosystembased adaptation based on gender-based preferences and perceptions, social and economic roles and institutional arrangements. However, these ... -
Toward structural change: Gender transformative approaches
(2021)Type: Book ChapterAlmost a quarter of a century after the Beijing Declaration, and with 10 years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, The Guardian announced the SDG Gender Index’s finding that, “Not one single country is set to ... -
Towards Ocean Equity
(2020)Type: Working PaperThis paper examines the distribution of the goods and services provided by the ocean, existing inequities and the resulting impacts on the environment, human health, and income distribution now and in the future. The paper ... -
Transforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review
(2012)Type: Working PaperAquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income. Improving the livelihood security and ... -
Transforming gender relations: Key to positive development outcomes in aquatic agricultural systems
(2013)Type: BriefThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is committed to improving the food security and wellbeing of poor people who depend on freshwater and coastal ecosystems for their livelihoods. AAS is ... -
Uncovering human social networks in coping with Lake Chilwa recessions in Malawi
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper provides an in-depth understanding of social dynamics in the form of kinship ties in matrilineal societies. It unpacks gender roles and relationships at the community level to understand how social structures, ... -
Understanding adaptive capacity and capacity to innovate in social-ecological systems: Applying a gender lens
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleDevelopment policy increasingly focuses on building capacities to respond to change (adaptation), and to drive change (innovation). Few studies, however, focus specifically on the social and gender differentiation of ... -
Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleClient-responsiveness is a foundation for effectiveness of public sector breeding programs in agriculture, aquaculture and livestock. However, there remains a considerable lack of clarity about what this means, specifically ... -
Understanding the gender dimensions of adopting climate-smart smallholder aquaculture innovations
(2015)Type: Working PaperThis study explored how climate-smart agricultural and aquaculture innovations may lead to more successful climate adaptation efforts and enhanced resilience for both men and women in households and across communities, as ... -
Vulnerability of female fish traders to HIV/AIDS along the fish market chain of the south-eastern arm of Lake Malawi: Analysis report
(2009)Type: ReportThe objectives of this study were first, to understand the market chain of fish as traded by women in the south-eastern Arm of Lake Malawi, with a specific focus on analyzing how fish is moved from the lake to the wholesale ... -
Who says women can't fish? Stories of successful women farmers in Bangladesh and Nepal
(2016)Type: BrochureThis booklet present several stories of women in rural Bangladesh and Nepal who are making positive changes in their communities. The stories have been collected from a variety of projects WorldFish has been implementing ... -
Women and fish-for-sex: transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not an anecdotal phenomenon ... -
Women and gender participation in the fisheries sector in Lake Victoria
(2002)Type: Conference PaperThe paper starts with an analysis of the gender roles of women in the fisheries sector. These roles are recognized inthree stages of production: fishing, processing and marketing. Further, the paper looks at the impacts ... -
Women do fish: a case study on gender and the fishing industry in Sierra Leone
(2002)Type: Conference PaperSierra Leone is one of the few countries with comprehensive legislation on fisheries and a special Fisheries Division established under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The focus of the legislation and the government ... -
Women Employment in Integrated Gher (Rice-Fish-Vegetable) Farming
(2022-07-08)Type: VideoThe Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish activity “Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in Bangladesh” has developed a series of videos sharing innovative technologies ... -
Women empowerment through sharing household responsibilities
(2021)Type: PosterSharing household activities with men can enhance the process of women's empowerment. -
Women have nothing to do with fish, or do they?
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleWomen are not well represented in what might be considered conventional places of power and authority. This is the second installment of a three-part series of blogs about the challenges that face the people of Malaita in ...
