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Chinese trader perceptions on sourcing and consumption of endangered seafood
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleGrowing trade networks through globalization have expanded governance of local environments to encompass multiple scales. The governing role of market actors, such as traders and consumers in importing countries, has been ... -
Choosing the appropriate spatial resolution for monitoring coral bleaching events using remote sensing
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleBleached corals provide a strong optical signal that suggest that remote sensing investigations of major bleaching events are feasible using airborne or satellite sensors. However, patchy coral cover, varying intensities ... -
Choosing the best model in the presence of zero trade: a fish product analysis
(2012)Type: Working PaperThe purpose of the paper is to test the hypothesis that food safety (chemical) standards act as barriers to international seafood imports. We use zero-accounting gravity models to test the hypothesis that food safety ... -
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Coastal area management education in the ASEAN region: proceedings of the Workshop on Coastal Area Management Education in the ASEAN region, Singapore, 8-11 October 1990
(1991)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe continuing efforts of ASEAN countries to develop and implement their coastal area management (CAM) programs and to sustain smooth program operation for the long term have created the demand for coastal area planners ... -
Coastal area management in Southeast Asia: policies, management strategies and case studies
(1989)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe coastal waters of Southeast Asian countries have some of the world's richest ecosystems characterized by extensive coral reefs and mangrove forests. Blessed with warm tropical climate and high rainfall, these waters ... -
Coastal Area Management Program, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Manila, Philippines
(1989)Type: BriefCoastal areas play a critical role in the economic and social development of tropical countries. The highly productive ecosystems found in these areas support a wide range of economic activities. Increasing populations and ... -
Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleThe coastal zones of Small Island States are hotspots of human habitation and economic endeavour. In the Pacific region, as elsewhere, there are large gaps in understandings of the exposure and vulnerability of people in ... -
Coastal resources management in Indonesia: legal and institutional aspects
(2002)Type: ReportThis research explores legal and institutional aspects of fisheries and coastal resources management. The analysis is based on the principles of integrated fisheries management which includes seven key management factors: ... -
Coastal tourism in Southeast Asia
(1991)Type: BriefThis book discusses the various forms of tourism development in Southeast Asia's coastal areas, their environmental and socioeconomic impacts and the issues arising from conflicting resource uses. It also outlines the basic ... -
Code of practice and manual of procedures for the introduction of GIFT to Africa
(2006)Type: BriefThere are long standing concerns worldwide regarding the effects of the introduction of alien species and genetically improved lines into national waters. The expansion of global trade and aquaculture has augmented these ... -
Collaborative dialogue to support local institutions in natural resource co-management
(2014)Type: BriefCo-management of natural resources entails sharing authority and responsibility among government agencies, industry associations and community-based institutions. Policymakers and development agencies have embraced the ... -
Collaborative governance assessment
(2012)Type: ManualThis Guidance Note presents a simple approach to analyzing the governance context for development of aquatic agricultural systems; it is intended as an aid to action research, and a contribution to effective program planning ... -
Collaborative training program in coastal management in the Philippines: a local initiative with a global perspective
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA collaborative project in developing a broad-based coastal management training program in the Philippines is being undertaken by a group of government and nongovernment agencies. It addresses the lack of expertise in ... -
Collecting data for poverty and vulnerability assessment in remote areas in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleData collection for poverty assessments in Africa is time consuming, expensive and can be subject to numerous constraints. In this paper we present a procedure to collect data from poor households involved in small-scale ... -
Collection of fish lengths for stock assessment in developing countries
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA review of the data (handling) requirements for length-based stock assessment is presented, with emphasis on the relationship between the expected outputs and the key features of the samples required, and on biases and ... -
Collective action and property rights in fisheries management
(2004)Type: Book ChapterFisheries are complex and interdependent ecological and social systems that require integrated management approaches. The actions of one person or group of users affect the availability of the resource for others. Managing ... -
Combining top-down and bottom-up modelling approaches of land use/ cover change to support public policies: application to sustainable management of natural resources in northern Vietnam
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleOver recent years, the scientific community has developed different modelling methodologies of land use/cover change (LUCC) depending on their intended use, and also on the scale of investigation, disciplinary background ... -
Common property in the Mekong: Issues of sustainability and subsistence
(2000)Type: Working PaperThis volume contains the paper presented in a panel session on Conflicts, competition and Cooperation in the Mekong Commons: Feeding People and Protecting Natural Resources, during the Seventh Conference of the International ... -
Common property regimes
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleCommon property regimes are forms of resource management grounded in a set of individually accepted rights and rules for the sustainable and independent use of collective goods. Details about this resource management systems ...
