Using satellite imagery to understand and promote sustainable development

M Burke, A Driscoll, DB Lobell, S Ermon - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Accurate and comprehensive measurements of a range of sustainable
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem service flows: a systematic literature review of marine systems

C Chalkiadakis, EG Drakou, MJ Kraak - Ecosystem services, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding and quantifying ES flows is essential for the sustainable management of
social-ecological systems, as it directly captures the human-nature interactions within the …

Hot spots of unseen fishing vessels

H Welch, T Clavelle, TD White, MA Cimino… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing incurs an annual cost of up to US $25
billion in economic losses, results in substantial losses of aquatic life, and has been linked to …

Compound climate risks threaten aquatic food system benefits

M Tigchelaar, WWL Cheung, EY Mohammed… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
Aquatic foods from marine and freshwater systems are critical to the nutrition, health,
livelihoods, economies and cultures of billions of people worldwide, but climate-related …

[HTML][HTML] Survival of the Richest, not the Fittest: How attempts to improve governance impact African small-scale marine fisheries

I Okafor-Yarwood, NI Kadagi, D Belhabib, EH Allison - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The sustainable use of fisheries resources is a priority of the African Union in develo** the
Blue Economy (BE). Growing global demand for seafood has attracted diverse actors to …

[HTML][HTML] The blue economy–cultural livelihood–ecosystem conservation triangle: The African experience

I Okafor-Yarwood, NI Kadagi, NAF Miranda… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The concept of Blue Economy (BE) is recognised as central for sustainable development
that incorporates socio-economic benefits and ecological conservation. However, in Africa …

Fish crimes in the global oceans

D Belhabib, P Le Billon - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
This study provides a global assessment of the linkages between observed fisheries-related
offenses across the world's oceans between 2000 and 2020. We analyze data from the …

The “seafood” system: Aquatic foods, food security, and the Global South

AL Cojocaru, Y Liu, MD Smith… - Review of …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
The global seafood system includes three interconnected sectors: commercial capture (or
wild-caught) fisheries, recreational and subsistence fisheries, and aquaculture (or farmed …

The future of fish in Africa: Employment and investment opportunities

CY Chan, N Tran, KC Cheong, TB Sulser, PJ Cohen… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
One of the most pressing challenges facing food systems in Africa is ensuring availability of
a healthy and sustainable diet to 2.4 billion people by 2050. The continent has struggled …

Blue economy: industrialisation and coastal fishing livelihoods in Ghana

RK Ayilu, M Fabinyi, K Barclay, MA Bawa - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2023 - Springer
The growing focus on the blue economy is accelerating industrial fishing in many parts of the
world. This intensification is affecting the livelihoods of small-scale fishers, processors, and …