Aren’t we missing something?: In Cape Town, an anglophone Africa sub-regional workshop was held in August 2007 to discuss the programme of work on protected areas under the convention on biological diversity

Sunde, Jackie (2007) Aren’t we missing something?: In Cape Town, an anglophone Africa sub-regional workshop was held in August 2007 to discuss the programme of work on protected areas under the convention on biological diversity. Yemaya (26). pp. 5-7. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Langebaan Lagoon on the west coast of South Africa has been recognized as a uniquely important site for the protection of marine biodiversity. The Lagoon is also a declared RAMSAR site and the surrounding West Coast National Park forms an integral part of South Africa’s Marine Protected Area system. The lagoon has played a unique and historically important role in the livelihoods of the local fisher community. For over a century this community has depended on net fish catches of ‘harders’ to sustain their families. Says Solene Smith, a local fisherwoman activist: “Catching fish is in our blood.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM237
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, South Africa, Workshop, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Lagoon, National Parks, Women, Gender, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2021 05:19
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 06:02
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/420

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