Miscellaneous themes: Recent submissions

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    • Strategies for the sustainability of online open-access biodiversity databases 

      Costello, M.J.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N. et al. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      Scientists should ensure that high quality research information is readily available on the Internet so society is not dependant on less authoritative sources. Many scientific projects and initiatives publish information ...

    • Wetlands 

      Finlayson, M.; Bunting, S.W.; Beveridge, M.; Tharme, R.E.; Nguyen-Khoa, S. (2013)
      Type: Book Chapter
      After commencing with a summary of the current status, importance and productivity of natural wetlands, the chapter reviews the contribution of wetland ecological functions to sustaining vital ecosystem services. Wetlands ...

    • Evaluating the management effectiveness of three marine protected areas in the Calamianes Islands, Palawan Province, Philippines: Process, selected results and their implications for planning and management 

      Garces, L.R.; Pido, M.D.; Tupper, M.H.; Silvestre, G.T. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      Evaluating the management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) has been a continuing challenge in marine conservation in the tropics. This paper describes the process involved, the chosen indicators and the ...

    • Increasing water productivity in agriculture 

      Descheemaeker, K.; Bunting, S.W.; Bindraban, P.; Muthuri, C.; Molden, D.; Beveridge, M.; van Brakel, M.; Herrero, M.; Clement, F.; Boelee, E.; Jarvis, D.I. (2013)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Increasing water productivity is an important element in improved water management for sustainable agriculture, food security and healthy ecosystem functioning. Water productivity is defined as the amount of agricultural ...

    • Food security and the coral Triangle Initiative 

      Foale, S.; Adhuri, D.; Aliño, P.; Allison, E.H.; Andrew, N.; Cohen, P.; Evans, L.; Fabinyi, M.; Fidelman, P.; Gregory, C.; Stacey, N.; Tanzer, J.; Weeratunge, N. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle is defined by its extremely high marine biodiversity. Over one hundred million people living in its coastal zones use this biodiversity to support their livelihoods. Hundreds of millions ...

    • Centrostephanus rodgersii 

      Byrne, M.; Andrew, N. (2013)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Centrostephanus rodgersii is ecologically important on southeastern Australian rocky reefs, where its grazing activity results in a mosaic of barrens and macroalgal habitats. The creation, persistence and demise of C. ...

    • Piecework (Ganyu) as an indicator of household vulnerability in rural Zambia 

      Cole, S.M.; Hoon, P.N.; Steven Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871 (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      Piecework (ganyu) is short-term, casual labor common in rural Zambia and neighboring countries. Reliance on piecework as a strategy to cope during food shortages in the rainy/cultivation season can restrict own-farm ...

    • Crisis sentinel indicators: Averting a potential meltdown in the Coral Triangle 

      Cabral, R.; Cruz-Trinidad, A.; Geronimo, R.; Napitupulu, L.; Lokani, P.; Boso, D.; Casal, C.M.; Ahmad Fatan, N.; Aliño, P. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Coral Triangle (CT) includes some or all of the land and seas of six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste (CT6). It covers only 1.1% of the world's ...

    • Willingness to pay for conserving Layawan watershed for domestic water supply in Oroquieta City, Philippines 

      Manlosa, A.O.; Briones, N.D.; Alcantara, A.J.; Florece, L.M. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The sustainability of domestic water supply from the Layawan Watershed in Oroquieta City critically depends on past and present conservation activities and the availability of funds from stakeholders such as households, ...

    • Comparative study on growth performance of Bagda (P. monodon, Fabricius, 1798) in traditional and semi-intensive culture systems 

      Debnath, P.P.; Karim, M.; Kudrat-E-Kabir, Q.A.Z.M.; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568 (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      A comparative study of growth performance of giant tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon from two traditional and two semi-intensive culture systems was conducted from 14th March to 16th July, 2008 in the village Pania under ...

    • Mangrove management in Solomon Islands: Case studies from Malaita Province 

      Albert, J.A.; Schwarz, A.M. (2013)
      Type: Brief
      Mangroves are an important resource for the rural coastal people of Solomon Islands. Mangrove forests are critical for food security and the livelihoods of coastal communities in Solomon Islands. In particular, mangroves ...

    • Solomon Islands national situation analysis 

      Govan, H.; Schwarz, A.M.; Harohau, D.; Oeta, J. (2013)
      Type: Working Paper
      The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (CRP AAS) was approved by the CGIAR Fund Council in July, 2011. Solomon Islands, one of five countries targeted by the program, began its rollout with a five month ...

    • Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management: A Synthesis of experience 

      Ratner, B.D.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Hellin, J.; Mapedza, E.; Unruh, J.; Veening, W.; Haglund, E.; May, C.; Bruch, C. (2013)
      Type: Working Paper
      The food security crisis, international “land grabs,” and new markets for environmental services have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant ...

    • Genomics in marine monitoring: New opportunities for assessing marine health status 

      Bourlat, S.J.; Borja, A.; Gilbert, J.; Taylor, M.I.; Davies, N.; Weisberg, J.F.; Lettieri, T.; Field, D.; Benzie, J.; Glöckner, F.O.; Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, N.; Faith, D.P.; Bean, T.P.; Obst, M (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      This viewpoint paper explores the potential of genomics technology to provide accurate, rapid, and cost efficient observations of the marine environment. The use of such approaches in next generation marine monitoring ...

    • Governance of aquatic agricultural systems: Analyzing representation, power, and accountability 

      Ratner, B.D.; Cohen, P.; Barman, B.; Mam, K.; Nagoli, J.; Allison, E.H.; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397; Kosal Mam: 0000-0002-5022-9853 (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      Aquatic agricultural systems in developing countries face increasing competition from multiple stakeholders over rights to access and use natural resources, land, water, wetlands, and fisheries, essential to rural livelihoods. ...

    • Livelihoods and poverty reduction in coastal communities in the Western Region of Ghana: Analysis of livelihoods baseline data of the ICFG Program 

      Kruijssen, F.; Asare, C. (2013)
      Type: Working Paper
      This report is the result of the livelihoods baseline survey as part of the USAID-funded Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance (ICFG) Program for the Western Region of Ghana (Hen Mpoano). The survey aims to provide ...

    • SmartFarm monitoring and evaluation framework and strategy white paper 

      Faulkner, L. (2013)
      Type: Working Paper
      This report is a deliverable under the Terms of Reference – SmartFarm M&E Framework Development, dated June 2013. The purpose of this report is two-fold. Primarily, to set out a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework ...

    • Scoping report: Current status of index-based insurance in Bangladesh 

      Ahmed, T. (2013)
      Type: Report
      With current and anticipated increases in magnitude of extreme weather events and a declining consistency in weather patterns, particularly challenging for agriculture, there has been a growing interest in weather index-based ...

    • Assessment of capabilities, needs of communities, opportunities and limitations of weather forecasting for coastal regions of Bangladesh 

      Islam, A.S.; Attwood, S.; Braun, M.; Kamp, K.; Aggarwal, P. (2013)
      Type: Report
      This report is intended to provide a range of background material in relation to Bangladesh and weather event forecasting, forecast information dissemination, and the implications of weather events and forecasting for ...

    • Keeping Solomon Islands' Mangroves healthy 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2013)
      Type: Poster
      Mangroves 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 ...