Title
Commitments to gender equality have surged, but how deep do they run? A look at Pacific small-scale fisheries
Author(s)
Lawless, Sarah; Cohen, Philippa J.; Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Kleiber, Danika; Morrison, Tiffany H.
Published
2021
Publisher
SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin
Abstract
Within the 22 Pacific Island countries and territories, coastal ecosystems support remarkably high levels of biodiversity (CTI 2009) and hold immense social and cultural value for the largely coastal populations (Veitayaki and Novaczek 2005; Kronen 2007; Andrew et al. 2019). Pacific Island small-scale fisheries, a largely coastal and community-based productive sector, are critical for food and nutrition security, economic opportunity, and the well-being of communities (Kronen and Vunisea 2009; Sulu et al. 2015). Consequently, efforts to mediate the interplay between ecological and social dynamics and values of small-scale fisheries have been the focus of many development, management and conservation initiatives throughout the region.

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