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Introduction: Tailoring collaborative conservation in Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe Integrated Protected Area Co-management (IPAC) project is a five year USAID contract working with the government and people of Bangladesh to establish a robust national protected area system on the principle of ... -
Investing in collaboration to manage environmental resource conflict
(2014)Type: BriefConflict over environmental resources endangers rural people's livelihoods and can increase the risk of broader social conflict. Yet action to sustain shared resources can also be a potent source of community building. ... -
Investing in multi-stakeholder dialogue to address natural resource competition and conflict
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleHow can multi-stakeholder dialogue help assess and address the roots of environmental resource competition and conflict? This article summarises the outcomes and lessons from action research in large lake systems in Uganda, ... -
Is it deforestation or desertification when we do it to the ocean?
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleAnecdotal evidence from 60 marine species suggests a pattern of resource exhaustion rather than sustainable use. There is a reason to believe that biomass in the Atlantic Western Boundary Current Fishery-Grand Banks, ... -
Keeping Solomon Islands' Mangroves healthy
(2013)Type: PosterMangroves are an important resource for the rural coastal people of Solomon Islands. However, the area of mangroves is becoming less over time. Communities are now thinking about ways to help protect and keep mangroves ... -
Knowledgebase for lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs
(2008)Type: BriefThe GEF Lessons Learned and Best Practices Toolkit (GEF LL Toolkit) provides information on how to design and implement coral reef management strategies. As our knowledge of the issues surrounding coral reef management ... -
Knowledgebase for lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs [Thai version]
(2008)Type: BriefThe GEF Lessons Learned and Best Practices Toolkit (GEF LL Toolkit) provides information on how to design and implement coral reef management strategies. As our knowledge of the issues surrounding coral reef management ... -
Laboratory seed production of the carpet shell clam (Paphia undulata)
(1987)Type: Journal ArticleAn account is given of research activities conducted in Malaysia regarding carpet shell clam seed production by artificial means. Serotonin injection resulted in egg and sperm release within 1/2-2 hours of receiving the ... -
Land use and cover changes in the Likangala catchment of the Lake Chilwa basin, Malawi: implications for managing a tropical wetland
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThis study analyses land use and cover changes in the Likangala River catchment of Lake Chilwa, Malawi, an endorheic tropical African lake. It also examines how land use-related physico-chemical and hydrological parameters ... -
Land use patterns and influences of protected areas on mangroves of the eastern tropical Pacific
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleMangroves are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, sustaining millions of coastal livelihoods. However, their area of occurrence has been greatly reduced over the last century. In this study, we identify ... -
Learning from implementation of community selection in Zambia, Solomon Islands, and Bangladesh AAS hubs
(2013)Type: BriefThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is a research in development program which aims to foster innovation to respond to community needs, and through networking and social learning to bring about ... -
Learning from the lagoon: Research in development in Solomon Islands
(2016)Type: ReportA major challenge for international agricultural research is to find ways to improve the nutrition and incomes of people left behind by the Green Revolution. To better address the needs of the most marginal and vulnerable ... -
Length frequency analysis of pelagic fish species
(1988)Type: Journal ArticleDetails are given of the analysis of length frequency data collected during a sampling study conducted between October 1985 and August 1986 in the Tablas Strait-Tayabas Bay region of the Central Philippines regarding the ... -
Length-weight relationship of five serranids from Palawan Island, Philippines
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship (LWR) of the form W=aLb are presented for five species of serranids belonging to the genus Cephalopolis. The fish samples used for the study were caught by hook and ... -
Length-weight relationship of Gulf of Thailand fishes
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleThe length-weight relationship of 26 fish species belonging to 17 families obtained from the Gulf of Thailand was examined. As seven species were obtained from different survey periods and three were from two different ... -
Length-weight relationship of marine fish species off Sao Sebastiao system, Sao Paulo, Souteastern Brazil
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W = a . L super(b) were estimated for 57 fish species sampled in Sao Sebastiao Channel and shelf system in 1997, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The b values ranged ... -
Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the upper continental slope off Colombia
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleParameters of the length–weight relationship of the form W=aLb are presented for 45 demersal fish species caught on the upper continental slope of the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The b values varied between 2.13 and 4.97, ... -
Length-weight relationships of tuna baitfish from the Lakshadweep islands, India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study reports the length-weight relationship of 11 species of baitfish from the pole and line fishery at Minicoy and S. delicatulus from the fishery at Agatti, Bangaram and Perumal Par. -
Lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs
(2008)Type: BriefThis brief presents a review of lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs based on the analysis of 30 projects funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) related to coral reefs and associated ... -
Lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs [Thai version]
(2008)Type: BriefThis brief presents a review of lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs based on the analysis of 30 projects funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) related to coral reefs and associated ...
