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    • Drivers of region-wide declines in architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs 

      Alvarez-Filip, L.; Gill, J.A.; Dulvy, N.K.; Perry, A.L.; Watkinson, A.R.; Côté, I.M. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Severe declines in the cover of live hard coral on reefs have been reported worldwide, and in the Caribbean region, the architectural complexity of coral reefs has also declined markedly. While the drivers of coral cover ...

    • Reconciling livelihoods and aquatic ecosystem resilience in the lakes of Malawi (Editiorial) 

      Jamu, D.; Andrew, N.; Bootsma, H.; Hecky, R. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Lakes Malawi, Malombe and Chilwa produce almost all the fish consumed in Malawi. The ecologies of these lakes are very different. These differences present significant challenges in implementing policies and management ...

    • Building coalitions across sectors and scales in Cambodia 

      Ratner, B.D.; Parnell, T. (2011)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Based on a comparative analysis of efforts by community groups, as well as domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to assist forest-dependent communities, this chapter explores the practical ...

    • Global human footprint on the linkage between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in reef fishes 

      Mora, C.; Aburto-Oropeza, O.; Ayala Bocos, A.; Ayotte, P.M.; Banks, S.; Tupper, M. et al. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Difficulties in scaling up theoretical and experimental results have raised controversy over the consequences of biodiversity loss for the functioning of natural ecosystems. Using a global survey of reef fish assemblages, ...

    • Program proposal 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2011)
      Type: Brief
      The overall goal of the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems is to improve the well-being of aquatic agricultural system-dependent peoples. The Program will focus initially on three aquatic agricultural ...

    • Natural resource governance and food security in Cambodia 

      Ratner, B.D. (2011)
      Type: Working Paper
      This short note has outlined the critical role of natural resource governance to Cambodia’s prospects for sustained economic growth, poverty reduction, and food security. It has also introduced a range of challenges to ...

    • More meat, milk and fish by and for the poor --- CGIAR Research Program 3.7 - proposal 

      ILRI; CIAT; ICARDA; The WorldFish Center (2011)
      Type: Brief
      This CGIAR Research Program’s vision is for the health, livelihoods and future prospects of the poor and vulnerable, especially women and children, to be transformed through consumption of adequate amounts of meat, milk ...

    • Mangrove ecosystem services and the potential for carbon revenue programmes in Solomon Islands 

      Warren-Rhodes, K.; Schwarz, A.M.; Ng Boyle, L.; Albert, J.; Agalo, S.S.; Warren, R.; Bana, A.; Paul, C.; Kodosiku, R.; Bosma, W.; Yee, D.; Rönnbäck, P.; Crona, B.; Duke, N. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Mangroves are an imperilled biome whose protection and restoration through payments for ecosystem services (PES) can contribute to improved livelihoods, climate mitigation and adaptation. Interviews with resource users in ...

    • Report on progress 2 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2012)
      Type: Report
      The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) began operations in July 2011, and a summary report on progress in the first eight months was produced in February 2012. Since that time the program has moved ...

    • Recipe card [in Bengali] 

      WorldFish (2012)
      Type: Other
      A postcard of fish recipe from the Feed the Future program

    • Year 1 operational report: Improving employment and income through development of Egypt’s aquaculture sector (IEIDEAS) project 

      Dickson, M.; Malcolm Dickson: 0000-0003-2181-2625 (2012)
      Type: Report
      Implementation of the SDC funded project ‘Improving Employment and Income through Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector’ commenced on 1st December 2011 and will continue until late 2014. This report summarizes the ...

    • 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 ...

    • Communication strategy 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2012)
      Type: Report
      The 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 ...

    • Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin 

      Ziv, G.; Baran, E.; Nam, S.; Rodríguez-Iturbed, I.; Levin, S.A. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Mekong River Basin, site of the biggest inland fishery in the world, is undergoing massive hydropower development. Planned dams will block critical fish migration routes between the river's downstream floodplains and ...

    • The magnitude of global marine species diversity 

      Appeltans, W. et al. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      The question of how many marine species exist is important because it provides a metric for how much we do and do not know about life in the oceans. We have compiled the first register of the marine species of the world ...

    • Increasing water productivity in agriculture 

      Descheemaeker, K.; Molden, D.; Bunting, S.; Bindraban, P.; Muthuri, C.; Sinclair, F.; Beveridge, M.; van Brakel, M.; Herrero, M.; Fleiner, R.; Clement, F.; Boelee, E. (2012)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Water productivity is defined as the amount of agricultural output per unit of water depleted and can be applied to crops, trees livestock and fish. This chapter reviews challenges and opportunities to improve water ...

    • Beam trawlermen take feet off gas in response to oil price hikes 

      Beare, D.; Machiels, M. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      Average towing speed by Dutch beam trawlermen has fallen substantially between 2002 and 2009. Changes in towing speed are related to changes in oil price. The price of their valuable main target species (sole, Solea vulgaris) ...

    • Prevalence of White Spot Syndrome Virus in brood stock, Nauplii and Post-larvae of Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798) in Bangladesh 

      Debnath, P.P.; Karim, E.; Haque, M.A.; Uddin, M.S.; Karim, M.; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568 (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      Bangladesh enters into international shrimp market in early 1970s but now it takes second places in the source of foreign currency earning. Now this sector facing a serious problem with a disease named White Spot Syndrome ...

    • Report of the genetics team meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish. Kenya, 30-31 July 2012 

      Katingi, E. (2012)
      Type: Report
      The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish started in January 2012. It aims to increase the productivity of small-scale livestock and fish systems in sustainable ways, making meat, milk and fish more available and ...

    • Wetland agroecosystems 

      Finlayson, M.; Bunting, S.W.; Beveridge, M.; Tharme, R.; van Brakel, M.; Atapattu, S.; Coates, D.; Nguyen-Khoa, S. (2012)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Commencing with a summary of the current status, importance and productivity of natural wetlands the contribution of wetland ecological functions to sustaining vital ecosystem services is then reviewed. Provisioning services, ...