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Book (stand-alone)Marine protected areas: Interactions with fisheries livelihoods and food security 2017
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No results found.Building on work presented at the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) held in Sydney, Australia, on 12–19 November 2014, this document explores experiences with aquatic protected areas (PAs), marine protected areas (MPAs) and protected areas in inland waters in the context of livelihoods and food security. It includes: (i) ten papers reporting on the interface of MPA/protected areas with livelihoods and food security, based on case studies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania; (ii) an eleventh contribution providing a more general overview of MPAs and food security and how to assess their impact; and (iii) a final paper synthesizing the conclusions of the papers and discussing the observed outcomes of aquatic PAs, together with problems and solutions. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the FAO Workshop on Impacts of Marine Protected Areas on Fisheries Yield, Fishing Communities and Ecosystems, Rome, Italy, 16-18 June 2015 2016
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No results found.The workshop, which was organised by FAO in was organised in close collaboration with the University of Washington and the Environmental Defence Fund (EDF), took place in FAO, Rome, on 16-18 June 2015. In addition to FAO staff and consultants, 26 researchers and MPA practitioners from Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin and North America, and South Asia participated in a mix of plenary presentations, working-group discussions and feedback with plenary-based syntheses and future dire ctions. This report is the output of this workshop which was convened to bring together experts from different disciplines and parts of the world for an initial discussion that would lay the foundation for one or more future working groups that would examine how MPAs affect fisheries and fish and fishing communities, and provide guidance on how to optimise biodiversity, fisheries and livelihoods benefits. The workshop agreed on some tentative elements that could form the basis for further globa l and regional analyses including fisheries, environmental, social, economic and governance dimensions. The workshop outcomes provide a basis for further collaboration through multidisciplinary including experts from around the world. -
Book (series)Report of the FAO workshop on putting into practice the fao technical guidelines on marine protected areas (MPAS) and fisheries, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand, 30 January–1 February 2012
MPAS as a potential management tool for sustainable fisheries in South and Southeast Asia
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No results found.This document provides a summary of the workshop presentations, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the workshop on Putting into practice the FAO Technical Guidelines on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Fisheries: MPAs as a potential management tool for sustainable fisheries in South and South East Asia which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 30 January – 1 February 2012. It was jointly organised by FAO, SEAFDEC and the BOBLME project. The workshop was organised in response to the recent publication of the FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries on MPAs and Fisheries with the purpose of disseminating these Guidelines, supporting existing initiatives promoting effective MPA management and promoting cross-sectoral coordination and collaboration. Accordingly, the workshop objectives included: (i) to introduce the recently published FAO MPA and fisheries guidelines, (ii) to contribute to successful MPA management in the countries of South and South Eas t Asia, and (iii) to identify issues, best practices and critical processes and institutional/planning/ implementation elements for implementing MPAs in the context of fisheries.
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