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    Philippines fisheries in crisis: a framework for management

    Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2003
    This book analyses fisheries in the Philippines, arguing that there is an urgent need for better management and protection of the fisheries, which contribute substantially to the economy, food security and livelihood of many Filipinos.The book looks at the causes of overfishing in relation to the biology and ecology of the stocks, and how fisheries operate in their ocean environment.
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    Management, co-management or no management?: major dilemmas in southern African freshwater fisheries

    Fisheries Department, FAO, 2003
    This report synthesizes the findings of ten case studies conducted in medium-sized lakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.The synthesis focuses on three features relevant for the management of freshwater fisheries in the South Africa Development Community (SADC) region:How has fishing effort developed in these lakes over the last 50 years? Desp
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    The impact of fisheries development and globalization processes on women of fishing communities in the Asian Region

    Asia Pacific Research Network, 2003
    This paper looks at the impact of fisheries development and globalisation processes on women of fishing communities in the Asian region.
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    Law and sustainable development since Rio: legal trends in agriculture and natural resource management

    Legal Office, FAO, 2002
    The book consists of chapters that reflect the experience of the FAO Legal Office in advising governments on legislation dealing with the following subjects:foodanimalsplantsagrobiodiversitywaterfisherieslandgenderforestrywildlife and protected areasmountainsThe book demonstrates that none of these subjects stand alone, and they are linked to
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    Climate change decreases aquatic ecosystem productivity of Lake Tanganyika, Africa

    SciDev.Net, 2003
    This paper presents evidence that climate warming is diminishing productivity in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa.
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    Fish farming: can aquaculture contribute to development ?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Aquaculture is often viewed simply as the intensive culture of salmon and shrimp providing high value products for luxury markets. It is often associated with environmental degradation and its record for contributing to rural development is poor, especially in Africa. Could aquaculture contribute to the livelihoods of the poor, asks recent research by the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand?
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    Partners for real: can government, NGOs and donors work together?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Partnerships between government, donors and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have become a popular feature of development programmes in aid-recipient countries. Yet partnerships often do not perform well. It is hard to see why as they are not routinely monitored.
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    Fish in development: integrating fisheries into policy and planning

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What is the role of fisheries in future development policies? What are the ingredients of a fisheries policy that protects the interests of the poor? Until now, small-scale inland and coastal fisheries have been relatively neglected in development policies, but recent research indicates that they can make an important contribution to food security and household incomes among the poor.
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    Power and accountability in NGO-community relationships: lessons from Thailand

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Driven by the mistrust of governments, many donors see NGOs as their favoured project partners. But are NGOs as flexible and participatory as they are made out to be? Are they really better than governments or the market in understanding the needs of the poor? Can beneficiaries truly become partners who are able to hold NGOs to account?
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    Traditional waste-recycling under threat?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Residents in peri-urban East Calcutta, as well as migrants, make a living from recycling city waste and sewage which serve as critical inputs for agricultural activities in the region. The region is now torn between conflicting interests: land needed to house the growing population of Calcutta versus the continuation of traditional waste-recycling activities and sewage-irrigated agriculture.

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