Pomeroy, Robert and Thompson, Paul and Courtney, Catherine A. (2016) Marine tenure and small-scale fisheries: Learning from the Bangladesh experience and recommendations for the hilsa fishery. United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC.
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Through its commitment to addressing extreme poverty, USAID is focused on integrating a deeper understanding of the importance of small-scale fisheries and the role marine tenure plays in achieving food security, inclusive economic growth, biodiversity conservation, and other priority development objectives. Small-scale fishing communities are among the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing countries, highly dependent on wild fish stocks for food and livelihood. These communities are largely landless, residing in coastal areas vulnerable to threats, especially those related to climate change. Small-scale fisheries employ more than 90 percent of the world’s capture fisheries workforce and receive few if any subsidies. With fish stocks declining globally due to open access and poor governance of both land and sea, small-scale fishers and their families continue to be marginalized to a life of extreme poverty. The USAID/E3 Land and Urban Office’s Tenure and Global Climate Change (TGCC) program is currently developing focused guidance designed to assist USAID staff and partners in considering the important role of management of small-scale fisheries and responsible governance of marine tenure in reducing extreme poverty. As part of this process, two documents have been developed, a sourcebook that documents the state of knowledge and good practices, and a primer that provides specific guidance and job aids on integration of marine tenure concepts into programming. Field assessments are being conducted in the Philippines and Indonesia to refine this guidance based on lessons from the field
| Item Type: | Documents |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Bangladesh, Small-scale fisheries, Hilsa, Marine Tenure, Marine Fisheries, Food Security, Economy, Poverty, Biodiversity, Conservation |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Vivek D ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2024 05:26 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 05:26 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20189 |
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