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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 ... -
Common-pool resources, livelihoods, and resilience: critical challenges for governance in Cambodia
(2011)Type: Working PaperCommon-pool resource management is a critical element in the interlocked challenges of food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. This paper examines strategic policy choices and governance ... -
Communicating the value of international grey literature: the Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) experience
(2022)Type: Book ChapterIn collaboration with its partners, FAO Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) has worked across multiple platforms to raise awareness and understanding of the effective promotion of grey literature to the managers ... -
Communication strategy
(2012)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is one of the CGIAR’s 15 research programs. Through a program of participatory action research, referred to as “Research in Development”, the Program aims ... -
Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe majority of vulnerability and adaptation scholarship, policies and programs focus exclusively on climate change or global environmental change. Yet, individuals, communities and sectors experience a broad array of ... -
Community Driven Regulation: Balancing Development and the Environment in Vietnam ( by Dara O'Rourke)
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleIn Community-Driven Regulation, Dara O’Rourke focuses his attention on the other end of the spectrum of civic action, the local level. O’Rourke offers a detailed set of cases from Vietnam that demonstrate how pressure from ... -
Community fish refuges in Cambodia: Lesson learned
(2012)Type: BriefCambodia's wetlands cover over 30 percent of the country’s land area and support one of the largest, most diverse and intensive freshwater fisheries in the world. In the flood season (July-February), the flood waters from ... -
Community management of coastal resources, southern Thailand
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleThe involvement of communities with the assistance and support of government and non government organizations on the management of the coastal resources in Southern Thailand are discussed. The 3 most important resources, ... -
Community management of the Lower Guinea Rainforest ornamental fishery
(2009)Type: Book ChapterSince September 2000, the WorldFish Centre has been studying the biogeography and ecology of Lower Guinea Rainforest rivers in southern Cameroon.In partnership with the Organization for the Environment and Sustainable ... -
Community produced media (CPM)
(2009)Type: OtherCommunity produced media is a facilitative tool for discussion and engagement of ordinary citizens around topics of mutual interest. It can be used as an effective tool for communication within and between communities, ... -
Community-based approaches to marine and coastal resources management in the Philippines: a policy perspective
(2002)Type: BookThis is a study undertaken to ascertain the elements and trends at the local and national levels, which define therights and rules that provide the management framework for the implementation of different types of locally ...
