Derelict abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear have profound adverse effects. We
assessed gear-specific relative risks from derelict gear to rank-order fishing methods based …

Much emphasis has been placed on the importance of learning to support collaborative
environmental management and achieve sustainability under conditions of social …

Most research in the area of common and common-pool resources in the past two or three
decades sought the simplicity of community-based resource management cases to develop …

Livelihoods in Cambodian fishing communities are complex and dynamic. Fluctuations in
resource abundance, seasonal cycles of resource use, and changes in access create …

Issues of sustainability and increased competition over coastal resources are changing
practices of resource management. Societal concerns about environmental degradation and …

The traditional foods processed and prepared by women of Northeastern region are
intimately connected to their socio-cultural, ecological, spiritual life and health. The …

The reasons for the significance of cultural values are complex and many advocacy groups
have not successfully provided clear explanations for and convincing arguments in favor of …

Leadership is often assumed, intuitively, to be an important driver of sustainable
development. To understand how leadership is conceptualized and analyzed in the …

Leadership is heralded as being critical to addressing the “crisis of governance” facing the
Earth's natural systems. While political, economic, and corporate discourses of leadership …

'Good'governance and adaptive co-management hold broad appeal due to their positive
connotations and 'noble ethical claims'. This paper poses a fundamental question: is …