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Livelihood Systems and Dynamics of Poverty in a Coastal Province of Vietnam
Type: Book Chapter
It is well recognized in the development literature that movement in and out of poverty is caused by several demographic, economic and natural factors that are within and outside the control of the household. This chapter ...
A brief history of mangrove distribution and coastline development in soc Trang Province, Vietnam, to address coastal management strategies
Type: Book Chapter
Coastlines and their mangrove forests change over time under the influence of human and natural drivers. To design appropriate mangrove reforestation interventions, we use the Vietnamese province of Soc Trang, at the Bassac ...
Territorialization re-examined: transborder marine resources exploitation in Southeast Asia and Australia
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 ...
Status of coral reefs, coral reef monitoring and management in Southeast Asia 2004
Type: Book Chapter
This 2004 assessment of coral reefs in Southeast Asia (SEA) continues to show an overall decline in reef condition, but it does offer a glimmer of hope for the future. While the decline is regional, it is not re ected in ...
Applying Resource Management Domain (RMD) concept to land and water use and management in the coastal zone: case study of Bac Lieu province, Vietnam
Type: Book Chapter
Because of changing hydrological conditions due to infrastructure development to prevent salinity intrusion into the coastal zone, local authorities in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam, faced complex natural resource management ...
The importance of the fish resource in the Mekong River and examples of best practices
Type: Book Chapter
The Mekong is an exceptional river in many ways. In terms of fish biodiversity, it is the world’s second richest river after the Amazon (www.fishbase. org). With 6 to 18% of the global freshwater fish catch, it is also ...
Population status, fisheries and trade of sea cucumbers in Asia
Type: Book Chapter
This regional review on the population status, fisheries and trade of commercially important sea cucumbers in Asia covers the east and southeast Asian regions including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Viet Nam, ...
Social identity and access to natural resources: ethnicity and regionalism from a maritime perspective
Type: Book Chapter
In this book chapter, the author examines the concept of "Wawasan Nusantara", how it is related to the marine fishery policies in Indonesia, and the conflicts arises from local fishing communities because of difference in ...
The challenge of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in developing countries
Type: Book Chapter
People in the fisheries sector in developing countries are among those at highest risk to HIV and AIDS. Global data suggest that fisherfolk, including fishers, their families, fish processors and traders, are among high ...
Figments of fire and forest: Shifting cultivation policy in the Philippines and Indonesia
Type: Book Chapter
Shifting cultivation supports around 200 million people in the Asia-Pacific region alone. It is often regarded as a primitive and inefficient form of agriculture that destroys forests, causes soil erosion and robs lowland ...