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The livelihoods approach and management of small-scale fisheries
Edward H. Allison,Frank Ellis +1 more
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In this paper, an approach to poverty reduction in low-income countries known as the sustainable livelihoods approach is applied to understand the strategies of artisanal fisherfolk confronted by fluctuating fisheries resources.About:
This article is published in Marine Policy.The article was published on 2001-09-01. It has received 1219 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fisheries law & Fisheries management.read more
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Livelihoods perspectives and rural development
TL;DR: Livelihoods perspectives have been central to rural development thinking and practice in the past decade But where do such perspectives come from, what are their conceptual roots, and what influences have shaped the way they have emerged? as mentioned in this paper offers an historical review of key moments in debates about rural livelihoods, identifying the tensions, ambiguities and challenges of such approaches.
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The impact of climate change on smallholder and subsistence agriculture.
TL;DR: Some recent work relevant to these farming systems is reviewed, a conceptual framework for understanding the diverse forms of impacts in an integrated manner is proposed, and future research needs are identified.
Reefs at Risk Revisited
TL;DR: The Reefs at Risk Revisited project as mentioned in this paper is a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI), developed and implemented in close collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the WorldFish Center, the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN), the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN).
Community-based natural resource management in Malawi and Botswana.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore approaches to understand and rectify failures of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) policies and conclude that explanatory effort should be expanded from the "facilitating characteristics" of potentially successful CBNRM sites to include two sets of interfaces between donors and recipient states, and between the state (especially the local state) and CBNRMs at the local level.
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Is Small Really Beautiful? Community-based Natural Resource Management in Malawi and Botswana
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore approaches to understand and rectify failures of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) policies and conclude that explanatory effort should be expanded from the "facilitating characteristics" of potentially successful CBNRM sites to include two sets of interfaces between donors and recipient states, and between the state (especially the local state) and CBNRMs at the local level.
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The Economic Theory of a Common-Property Resource: The Fishery
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