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Beyond gender-blind livelihoods: Considerations for coastal livelihood initiatives
Type: Working Paper
Sustainable and improved livelihoods are often entry points to enhance human well-being and the management of natural resources (Allison and Ellis 2001; Sulu et al. 2015). Yet research shows that many of these livelihood ...
Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to “Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide” and other guides for CBRM
Type: Brief
People who rely on a natural resource should be central to decisions about how that resource is used and managed. This principle is at the core of community-based resource management (CBRM) and other forms of collaborative ...
Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to ‘Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide’ and other guides for community-based resource management
Type: Working Paper
Both women and men should be included in community-based marine resource management. To create an inclusive management process it is necessary to use deliberate and thoughtful and reflexive strategies that do not rely on ...
The cool women of Malaita
Type: Blog
During 2016 livelihood ideas were diagnosed for feasibility using a livelihood assessment guide to identify potential problems with the idea. Since 2017, the women in West Are’are Rokotanikeni Women’s Association in Solomon ...
Follow the fish
Type: Brief
This brief summarises national statistics about how prevalent women are in production and distribution of aquatic foods in Solomon Islands and emphasises the importance of women's increased participation in decision making.
Innovation and gendered negotiations: Insights from six small-scale fishing communities
Type: Journal Article
There has so far been limited investigation into gender in relation to innovation in fisheries. Therefore, this study investigates how gender relations shape the capacity and motivation of different individuals in fishing ...
Capturing the value of fisheries using photovoice
Type: Newsletter
Men and women contribute to fisheries in many ways. However, women’s contribution to coastal fisheries is often not counted and is less recognised in the Pacific. Furthermore, most data collected in the Pacific on fisheries ...
Gender norms and relations: implications for agency in coastal livelihoods
Type: Journal Article
Improving livelihoods and livelihood opportunities is a popular thrust of development investments. Gender and other forms of social differentiation influence individual agency to access, participate in, and benefit from ...
Considering gender: Practical guidance for rural development initiatives in Solomon Islands
Type: Brief
The majority of Solomon Islanders live in rural communities and are dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods. For many people, ways of generating income or producing food outside of small-scale fishing and ...