Fishers' Knowledge in Fisheries Science and Management

Fishers' Knowledge in Fisheries Science and Management
Author: Nigel Haggan
Publisher: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Drawing on a number of case studies from around the world, this publication considers how the local knowledge and practices of indigenous fishing communities are being used in collaboration with scientists, government managers and non-governmental organisations to establish effective frameworks for sustainable fisheries science and management. It seeks to contribute towards achieving the goal of establishing international responsibility for the ethical collection, preservation, dissemination and application of fishers' knowledge.

The Green Web

The Green Web
Author: Martin Holdgate
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1134189370

This text is a history of the world's oldest global conservation body - the World Conservation Union, established in 1948 as a forum for governments, non-governmental organizations and individual conservationists. The author draws on unpublished archives to reveal the often turbulent story of the IUCN and its achievements in, and influence on, conservation and environmental policy worldwide - establishing national parks and protected areas and defending threatened species.

Coastal Environments

Coastal Environments
Author: R. W.G. Carter
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080502148

This original volume draws on the author's own research experiences in Ireland, Britain, France, Canada, and the United States to present a guide of coastal environments for applications of shoreline and environmental management. Topics include: long-term development of coasts, water supply and waste disposal, energy resources and coastal water management, coastal water management for recreation, coastal management of storm hazards, and managing world sea-level rise.