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tanzania | Agriculture Climate change Fisheries Poverty-local ecosystems income generation using economic instruments for sustainable utilization of environmental resources: Case study – Lake Victoria Basin Lake Victoria basin is Africa’s largest inland water hosting more than 300 endemic fish species (NBI, 2001). The basin is endowed with a wealth of natural resources land, forest resources, minerals, fish (particularly Nile Perch), wildlife, rivers and streams, wetlands and other biological resources, which provide unique opportunities for socio-economic development. Like in other places, the natural resources found in this basin offer avenue mostly to poor people to undertake economic activities for poverty reduction and sustainability of livelihoods (Chambers, 1992; Rennie and Sigh, 1996; Carney, 1998).

south africa | Fisheries Risk Aversion: Experimental Evidence from South African Fishing Communities We estimate the risk attitudes of a large sample of individuals from various fishing communities along the west coast of South Africa. Brick Kerri, Martine Visser, and Justine Burns, 2011, “Risk Aversion: Experimental Evidence from South African Fishing Communities”, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 94(1), 133-152.

central america | Behavior ec. Fisheries Parks & Wildlife Policy design The SES Framework in a Marine Setting: Methodological Lessons The paper discusses the application of Elinor Ostrom’s Social Ecological Systems (SES) framework, using as example a community organization in Costa Rica, which collectively extracts turtle eggs. Schlüter, A; Róger Madrigal. 2012. "The SES Framework in a Marine Setting: Methodological Lessons". Rationality, Markets and Morals, 3: 158-179.

central america | Fisheries Policy design What makes them follow the rules? Empirical evidence from turtle egg harvesters in Costa Rica The paper examines compliance with rules for harvesting of eggs and protection of marine turtles. Written records on rule infractions and individuals surveys are used to analyze compliance. Madrigal-Ballestero,Róger, Achim Schlüter, and Maria Claudia Lopez. 2013. "What makes them follow the rules? Empirical evidence from turtle egg harvesters in Costa Rica". Marine Policy (37) 270–277.

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