Achieving poverty reduction through responsible fisheries : lessons from West and Central Africa /
Westlund, Lena.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2008.
This document highlights important examples generated by the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Program with regard not only to reconciling poverty reduction and responsible fishing but also showing how the two are mutually dependent and essential for sustainable outcomes. It provides a consolidated account of main lessons learned to serve as a source of information and inspiration for further work with small-scale fishing communities.--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The sustainable livelihood approach : new directions in West and Central African small-scale fisheries -- Analysing and addressing the multiple dimensions of poverty -- Reassessing the economic and social contribution of fisheries in developing countries -- Mainstreaming fisheries in developing policy -- Institutional innovations in fisheries co-management -- Understanding the mobility of fishing people and the challenge of migration to devolved fisheries management -- Microfinance, capacity building and livelihoods diversification -- Innovations in communication enhance grassroots development -- Responding to HIV and AIDS in fishing communities : case studies from Benin and Congo -- Mainstreaming gender in fisheries -- Combining a focus on poverty reduction with responsible fisheries : SFLIP's impact on development policy.
This document highlights important examples generated by the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Program with regard not only to reconciling poverty reduction and responsible fishing but also showing how the two are mutually dependent and essential for sustainable outcomes. It provides a consolidated account of main lessons learned to serve as a source of information and inspiration for further work with small-scale fishing communities.--Publisher's description.
Sustainable fisheries
Sustainable fisheries
Sustainable fisheries
Sustainable fisheries
Fishery management
Fishery management
Fishery management
Fishery management
Poverty
Poverty
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