Yielding ground: Changing land use patterns threaten the livelihood of female crab collectors in Merauke, Papua, Indonesia

Fitriana, Ria and Kurupat, Maria (2020) Yielding ground: Changing land use patterns threaten the livelihood of female crab collectors in Merauke, Papua, Indonesia. Yemaya (61). pp. 6-8. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Over the years, crab collection in mangrove and wetland forests has been a major source of income for women of the indigenous Asmat and Mappi communities of the island of Papua in Indonesia. These women harvest crab along the coastal areas of the Maro River, the main river of Merauke District, which is located in the southern part of Papua in the land of the Marind peoples. The Marind form a majority group and hold traditional claim of ownership over the land in Merauke, including the banks of Maro River. Apart from the Marind, other ethnic groups such as Bovendigul, Mappi and Asmat also live in the area and have ha anim rights to access resources for subsistence living.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM535
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Indonesia, Land Tenure and Use, Crab, Women, Food Security, Fisheries Resources, Small-scale Fisheries, Livelihoods
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2021 06:33
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2022 04:53
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1103

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