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    • Sustainability as a dialogue of values: Challenges to the sociology of development 

      Ratner, B.D. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      Even in an increasingly polarized climate of global policy-making, the ideal of “sustainable development” retains currency across a remarkably broad swath of the political spectrum in debating alternative scenarios for the ...

    • Sustainability in the Mekong River Basin: an experiment in transboundary governance 

      Ratner, B.D. (2002)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The sustainable management of international rivers was affirmed as a policy priority in Agenda 21 and figures as a key mandate of the Global Environment Facility. Yet, the institutions needed to translate such sustainability ...

    • Sustainability indicators from farm to watershed: a synthesis of issues 

      McArthur, H.J.; Dalsgaard, J.P.T. (1998)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Concept of sustainability in relation to agricultural systems is discussed.

    • Sustainable management of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea 

      ICLARM - The World Fish Center (2001)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Coral reefs are based on a fragile and easily disrupted symbiosis between microalgs.e and coral polyps. The corals, together with macro-algae, form the base of a food web that supports a highly diverse ecosystem. The primary ...

    • A sustainable ocean for all 

      Santos, C.F.; Agardi, T.; Allison, E.; Bennett, N.; Blythe, J.; Calado, H.; Crowder, L.B.; Day, J.C.; Flannery, W.; Gissi, E.; Gjerde, K.M.; Gobin, J.F.; Mulalap, C.Y.; Orbach, M.; Pecl, G.; Scherer, M.; Shelton, A.J.; da Silva, C.V.; Villasante, S.; Wedding, L. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Welcome to the opening editorial of npj Ocean Sustainability. This new interdisciplinary journal aims to provide a unique forum for sharing research, critically debating issues, and advancing practical solutions to achieve ...

    • Sustainable utilization of inland water resources: an integrated program for research and management 

      Mithell, B.D.; De Silva, S.S. (1992)
      Type: Journal Article
      In both developed and developing countries, there is increased competition for water resources, resulting in deficiencies in supply and in various forms of pollution. In developing countries, the nutritional potential of ...

    • Synthesis and lessons learned 

      De Silva, S.S.; Davy, F.B.; Phillips, M.J.; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2010)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Based on the selected case studies from various chapters in the book "Success stories in Asian aquaculture", this chapter further examined the broader set of lessons learned around successes in aquaculture in Asia with the ...

    • Systems of sharing and patterns of ownership 

      Villafuerte, E.D.; Bailey, C. (1982)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Sharing systems and patterns of ownerships of several common small scale gears are analysed and compared with those of the small and medium trawlers operating in San Miguel Bay, Philippines. Significant differences between ...

    • Taxonomy of the heavily exploited Indo-Pacific sandfish complex (Echinodermata: Holothuriidae) 

      Massin, C.; Uthicke, S.; Purcell, S.W.; Rowe, F.W.E.; Samyn, Y. (2009)
      Type: Journal Article
      Two commercially valuable holothurians, the sandfish and golden sandfish, vary in colour and have a confused taxonomy, lending uncertainty to species identifications. A recent molecular study showed that the putative variety ...

    • Teaching the Adivasi to fish for a lifetime of benefit in Bangladesh 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2012)
      Type: Brief
      The Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) set out in 2007 to help Adivasis in the north and northwest of Bangladesh find new and more sustainable livelihoods. It is based on 2 decades of WorldFish research in Bangladesh on ...

    • Teaching the Adivasi to fish for a lifetime of benefit in Bangladesh [in Bangali] 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2012)
      Type: Brief
      The Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) set out in 2007 to help Adivasis in the north and northwest of Bangladesh find new and more sustainable livelihoods. It is based on 2 decades of WorldFish research in Bangladesh on ...

    • Technical report on the geographic information systems application for coastal area management and planning, Lingayen Gulf area, Philippines 

      Geographic Information System for Coastal Area Management and Planning Project (1994)
      Type: Report
      The provinces of Pangasinan and La Union border the 2,100 km2 Lingayen Gulf in northwestern Luzon, Philippines. The area was the pilot site of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation/US Coastal Resource Management Program ...

    • Technology, knowledge systems, population dynamics, and coastal ecosystems 

      Williams, M.J. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      The paper describes a range of complex relationships among coastal ecosystems, demographic patterns and the effects of technology on coastal resource use. All three deal with the production of living aquatic resources, ...

    • Ten strategies for research quality in distance research during COVID-19 and future food system shocks 

      McDougall, C.; Akester, M.J.; Notere Boso, D.; Choudhury, A.; Hasiba, Z.; Karisa, H.C.; Pereira, M.; Price, C.R.; Ride, A.; Scott, J.; Shearer, D.; Sutcliffe, S.; Thilsted, S.H.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Harrison Charo Karisa: 0000-0001-5323-794X; Christopher Ross Price: 0000-0002-1353-0188; Jessica Scott: 0000-0002-5106-1335; David Shearer: 0000-0001-7334-4208; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2020)
      Type: Brief
      Food systems are faced with increasingly difficult challenges from COVID-19 and future climate, socioeconomic, health and other shocks. To build forward better from these shocks, effective responses are needed. These ...

    • Territorial use rights and economic efficiency: the case of the Philippine fishing concessions 

      Smith, I.R.; Panayotou, T. (1992)
      Type: Report
      This paper discusses the mechanics and implications of municipal concessions in the Philippines which govern the use of municipal waters for fish corrals, oyster culture beds and gathering of milkfish fry. These concessions ...

    • Territorialization re-examined: transborder marine resources exploitation in Southeast Asia and Australia 

      Visser, L.E.; Adhuri,D.S. (2010)
      Type: Book Chapter
      This chapter re-examines the concept of territorialization to provide a framework for the anthropological analysis of the new phenomenon of transborder access to and appropriation of marine resources. The authors expand ...

    • TH3.2: Livelihood Aspirations and Realities of Young People in a Myanmar Fishing Community 

      Arulingam, I.; Joshi, D.; De Silva, S.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S.; Moet, P.M.; Indika Arulingam: 0000-0002-6995-238X (2022)
      Type: Presentation
      Youth livelihoods in food-systems are increasingly the focus of development institutions, drawing attention to how the livelihood aspirations of young people shape their engagements with food-systems. This study sought to ...

    • Thanks for using Naga 

      Maclean, J.L. (1988)
      Type: Journal Article
      Articles in other Nagas and before them in the ICLARM Newsletter have been used by readers for various purposes, such as to develop new fisheries or to influence legislators, but most often we have no feedback to tell us ...

    • The Ahupua'a concept: relearning coastal resource management from ancient Hawaiians 

      Smith, M.K.; Pai, M. (1992)
      Type: Journal Article
      Isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii was one of the last areas to be reached by "western" explorers; as a consequence, some ancient traditions were preserved in Hawaii well into the 19th and 20th centuries, ...

    • The application of rapid rural appraisal techniques in coastal resources planning: experience in Malampaya Sound, Philippines 

      Pido, M.D. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques often employed to fast-track the assessments of agricultural and forest resource systems were applied to the coastal resource planning of Malampaya Sound in Palawan Island, western ...