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From global to local: testing the potential of cross-scaling in global data sets
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study investigates the potential of readily available and easily accessible global data sets to understand regional/local level interactions in wetland systems. The biogeographical zones of India were used a ... -
Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: investing in sustainable solutions
(2009)Type: BrochureThe WorldFish Center and the UN FAO are currently implementing a regional programme entitled Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: investing in sustainable solutions. The programme, funded by SIDA and the Norwegian Ministry ... -
Impact of nutrition and fish supplementation on the response to anti retroviral therapy, Zambia: a literature review
(2009)Type: ReportThis work is part of the Regional Programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Investing in Sustainable Solutions, implemented by the WorldFish Center and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ... -
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, ... -
Salaphoum and local governance
(2009)Type: OtherVillage-based action research in Stung Treng province, known locally as Salaphoum research, is a process of participatory research driven by villagers themselves. It aims to document local knowledge on the relationship ... -
Partnerships in deep pool co-management: linking citizens, civil society and the State
(2009)Type: OtherIn response to citizens' calls for support, the Fisheries Administration, the Culture and Environment Preservation Association (CEPA), a local NGO, and Salaphoum researchers, with technical and financial support from Wetland ... -
Engaging local communities in aquatic resources research and activities: a technical manual
(2009)Type: ManualThis document is part of a series of 5 technical manuals produced by the Challenge Program Project CP34 “Improved fisheries productivity and management in tropical reservoirs”. The objective of this technical manual is to ... -
Power struggle, dispute and alliance over local resources: analyzing 'democratic' decentralization of natural resources through the lenses of Africa inland fisheries
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is based on a global review of fisheries decentralization programs (co-management) in sub-Saharan Africa. Partly challenging the current narrative, but in line with experience in other sectors (e.g., forestry), ... -
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 ... -
Manutention après capture des produits halieutiques de faible valeur et menaces pour la qualité nutritionnelle: une étude des pratiques dans la région du Lac Victoria
(2009)Type: ReportL’objectif de la présente étude est d’examiner les pratiques courantes en matière de transformation, de conservation et d’entreposage des produits halieutiques de faible valeur commercialisés dans la région du Lac Victoria ... -
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Policy, planning and management at the land-water interface
(2010)Type: Book ChapterHistorically, land and water management within many coastal deltas has focused on the exclusion of saline water flows that move upstream from the coast. However, this approach fails to recognize the diversity of rural ... -
Being Sadharana: talking about the just business person in Sri Lanka
(2010)Type: Book ChapterThe ethics of business is a very old problem, debated extensively by philosophers, writers and social scientists, and it underpins current concepts of social justice within a market economic system. In rural societies, ... -
Snake prices and crocodile appetites: aquatic wildlife supply and demand on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleCommercial trade is a major driver of over-exploitation of wild species, but the pattern of demand and how it responds to changes in supply is poorly understood. Here we explore the markets for snakes from Tonle Sap Lake ... -
Fish migration, dams, and loss of ecosystem services in the Mekong Basin
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe past decade has seen increased international recognition of the importance of the services provided by natural ecosystems. It is unclear however whether such international awareness will lead to improved environmental ... -
Wetlands of the Yellow River Delta: a heritage to conserve and treasure
(2010)Type: BriefThe wetlands of the Yellow River delta face a situation common in many developing countries where the quest for rapid economic growth brings development to the doorstep of natural ecosystems and threatens their health and ... -
Resource conflict, collective action and resilience: an analytical framework
(2010)Type: Working PaperIn developing countries where access to and use of renewable natural resources essential to rural livelihoods are highly contested, improving cooperation in their management is increasingly seen as an important element in ... -
The balance of power in rural marketing networks: a case study of snake trading in Cambodia
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleProducers in small-scale rural markets often receive unfavourable prices for their goods as a result of more powerful market participants. This study uses a combination of price analysis and interview data to assess the ... -
Territorialization re-examined: transborder marine resources exploitation in Southeast Asia and Australia
(2010)Type: Book ChapterThis 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 ... -
Population dynamics and the management of the Indo-Pacific king mackerel Scomberomorus guttatus from the upper Bay of Bengal off Bangladesh coast
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleScomberomorus guttatus known as Indo-Pacific king mackerel, is one of the commonly appearing Perciforms in the coastal waters of Bangladesh. There are commercial fisheries, although large volumes are captured mainly by ...
