Applying a Social–Ecological Systems Approach to Understanding Local Marine Management Trajectories in Northern Mozambique

Osuka, Kennedy; Rosendo, Sérgio; Riddell, Michael; Huet, Jeremy; Daide, Mario; Chauque, Ercilio; Samoilys, Melita

doi:10.3390/su12093904

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“…Formal and/or informal access to input provision, information, logistical support, savings, cash or credit helps actors at various points of supply chains to address, cope with or adapt to shocks, market failures and asset shortfalls 18 . Although structures and initiatives that seek to improve access to savings, credit and cash can build adaptive capacity, continued attention to equity, as well as other dimensions of adaptive capacity, remains critical 19 .…”

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Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

et al. 2021

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Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) provide livelihoods for over 100 million people and sustenance for ~1 billion people, particularly in the Global South. Aquatic foods are distributed through diverse supply chains, with the potential to be highly adaptable to stresses and shocks, but face a growing range of threats and adaptive challenges. Contemporary governance assumes homogeneity in SSFA despite the diverse nature of this sector. Here we use SSFA actor profiles to capture the key dimensions and dynamism of SSFA diversity, reviewing contemporary threats and exploring opportunities for the SSFA sector. The heuristic framework can inform adaptive governance actions supporting the diversity and vital roles of SSFA in food systems, and in the health and livelihoods of nutritionally vulnerable people-supporting their viability through appropriate policies whilst fostering equitable and sustainable food systems.

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Section: Inputs and Assets Levels Of Monetary Investment And Technology Are Heterogeneous Across Ssfa (See Table 1 Row A For Examples)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

et al. 2021

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“…The sustainable utilization of the artisanal fisheries depends on the governance factors employed by the resource users for the use of the resources as a social-ecological system [34] . Social Economic attributes of fishermen either promote or undermine the sustainability of a resource system [34] . There is a significant difference in the role of men and women in fishing activities.…”

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Factors influencing the sustainable utilization of artisanal fisheries: A case of west point, Liberia

Dunbar¹,

Mungai²,

Muthee³

2021

Int. J. Fish. Aquat. Stud.

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Self-governance in which local actors can communicate and develop rules of reciprocity leads to sustainable utilization of resources such as fisheries. This study uses a Social-Ecological System approach to investigate the self-organized informal governance regime of the artisanal fisheries in West Point, Liberia. A slum community of 1249 full-time fishermen. The population was stratified according to fishing methods and a sample size of 303 fishermen was randomly selected using a proportion allocation method and data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings showed that current catch assessment and fishing effort represent only 4% of the actual production of the artisanal fishery in Liberia. The study also revealed that the self-governing regime doesn't regulate gears and methods. Rules developed are mainly social-economic. Environmental rules that protect the resource base are lacking. Factors influencing the sustainable use of the artisanal fisheries also included the use of beach seine, monofilament nets, 41.6%, and monofilament lines, 11.2%. Other factors were conflicts and the sources of conflict identified as competition for the same fish species and fishing grounds. The study concludes that tailoring rules that protect the resource base into the self-governance regime will lead to the sustainability of the resource system.

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“…Sustaining collaborative, codesigned processes that effectively address some of these issues takes time, funding, sustained partnerships, and expertise (Ahumada et al, 2020;). Without such processes, the scope for using governance and management data in decision-making is limited (Macura et al, 2015;Osuka et al, 2020).…”

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“…2023). Without such processes, the scope for using governance and management data in decision‐making is limited (Macura et al., 2015; Osuka et al., 2020).…”

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Introducing Elinor for monitoring the governance and management of area‐based conservation

Mahajan,

Obiene,

Ojwang

et al. 2024

Conservation Biology

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Monitoring the governance and management effectiveness of area‐based conservation has long been recognized as an important foundation for achieving national and global biodiversity goals and enabling adaptive management. However, there are still many barriers that prevent conservation actors, including those impacted by governance and management systems and/or implementing conservation activities and programs, from gathering and using data on governance and management to inform decision‐making across spatial scales and through time. Here, we explore current and past efforts for assessing governance and management effectiveness and the barriers that different actors have faced in using the resulting data and insights to inform conservation decision‐making. To help overcome these barriers, we introduce Elinor, a free and open‐source monitoring tool that builds upon the work of Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom, to facilitate the gathering, storing, sharing, analyzing, and use of data on environmental governance and management across spatial scales and for areas under different governance and management types. We discuss the process of co‐designing and piloting Elinor with conservation scientists and practitioners, and introduce the main components of the assessment and the online data system. We situate Elinor within the context of existing approaches for assessing governance and management, and demonstrate how Elinor complements existing approaches by (1) addressing both governance and management in a single assessment for different types of area‐based conservation, (2) introducing flexible options for data collection, and (3) integrating a data system with an assessment which can support data use and sharing across different spatial scales. We conclude by recognizing the challenges conservationists will continue to face when using governance and management data to inform decision‐making and offer tangible solutions that can help navigate these in support of more effective, inclusive, and durable area‐based conservation.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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Applying a Social–Ecological Systems Approach to Understanding Local Marine Management Trajectories in Northern Mozambique

Cited by 6 publications

References 56 publications

Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

Factors influencing the sustainable utilization of artisanal fisheries: A case of west point, Liberia

Introducing Elinor for monitoring the governance and management of area‐based conservation

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