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Resilient islands, resilient communities - Kiribati

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 6

Author Hadfield, K.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Kiribati is home to some of the world’s most significant coastal and marine biodiversity. Kiribati’s near shore fisheries in the country’s lagoons and coastal areas provide food, livelihood, nutrition, income and employment benefits. Fisheries play a critical role in local food security in Kiribati where the per capita consumption seafood is one of the highest in the world. The combination of climate change impacts, growing population pressure and limited livelihood alternatives has presented the significant challenge of ensuring food security without compromising the sustainability of natural resources. This Resilient Islands, Resilient Communities project will improve biodiversity conservation and landscape level management to enhance socio-ecological resilience to climate variability and change.

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