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    The environment and poverty times

    Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2008
    The paper features a collection of short articles that focus on the complex links between environment and poverty reduction. The articles discuss how natural resources can contribute to economic growth that also benefits the poor.
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    Innovation for sustainable development: local case studies from Africa

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2008
    This report aims to shed light on the way innovative solutions have arisen to address local sustainable development challenges, examining the determinants of success and the scope for replication. The report focuses on the African experience, and contributes to the documentation for the 16th and 17th sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development.
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    Gender and natural resource management: livelihoods, mobility and interventions

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment, and natural resource management.
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    Use of indigenous knowledge and traditional practices in fisheries management: a case of Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Zomba

    Malawi Journal of Science and Technology, 2008
    This paper presents results of a study which examined local ecological knowledge and traditional management practices in lake resources management on Chisi Island, Lake Chilwa, Malawi. A combination of household questionnaires, semi structured interviews with key informants and focus group discussions were used to collect the required data for the study.
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    Senegal: role of women in a model of community management of fish resources and marine environments

    Gender and Water Alliance, 2008
    During the last twenty years pressure on marine resources in Senegal has increased so significantly that fish have become scarce. Despite their involvement in the use of coastal and marine resources around the world, many women face barriers to participating fully in the planning and management of those resources.
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    Small boats, big problems

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2008
    This paper argues that small boats can cause as much damage in fisheries around the world as big trawlers. While most governments say they want to halt subsidies that contribute to overfishing and over capacity, many demand the right to continue subsidising 'small' vessels.
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    Increasing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    The objective of this paper is to highlight the contribution that inland and coastal small-scale fisheries can make to poverty alleviation and food security and to make practical suggestions on ways that this contribution can be maximised. In particular the paper discusses:
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    Does aquaculture benefit poor people in the Philippines?

    id21 Natural Resources, 2008
    The paper examines aquaculture in five coastal communities in the Philippines and analyses whether aquaculture, which is an important economic activity and source of income, reduces poverty and contributes to sustainable development in rural coastal areas.These are some of the main findings.
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    Opportunities for fisheries from climate change

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Fishing and fish farming generate income and provide employment and food for millions of people living in poverty. The impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems and weather patterns threaten the fishing industry and people living near water. Those who can adapt, however, will benefit from the opportunities offered by climate change.
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    Locally managed marine areas: a guide to supporting community-based adaptive management

    Locally-Managed Marine Area Network, 2008
    Throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific, coastal communities are experiencing dwindling supplies of marine resources. Locally-managed approaches to coastal protection and management have become prominent.

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