Inclusive development from a gender perspective in small scale fisheries

Koralagama, Dilanthi; Gupta, Joyeeta; Pouw, Nicky

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2016.09.002

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“…New formats for deliberation council meetings that can be adjusted to the social and economic constraints of fishers and RESEX community members (e.g., time, frequency, and locations of meetings) may create more space for equitable participation, building up social capital among actors, and creating knowledge exchange (Brewer 2012, Nenadovic andEpstein 2016). Programs supporting alternative livelihoods and recognizing the role of women in the emerging crab processing industry may help break the vicious circle of social-ecological traps and motivate renewed social energy for change among women who are typically not included (Santos 2015, Koralagama et al 2017. Developing incentives to motivate young residents to step into leadership roles and into education opportunities outside the area could advance https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss3/art19/ social development goals (Zurba and Trimble 2014).…”

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Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement: applying the social-ecological systems framework to a marine extractive reserve (RESEX) in Brazil

Partelow¹,

Glaser²,

Arce³

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ABSTRACT. Brazil has a network of marine extractive reserves (RESEX), a form of marine protected area (MPA) using comanagement. The RESEX program aims to bring traditionally marginalized populations with natural resource dependent livelihoods into national development processes by empowering them to participate in governance and steward biodiversity conservation. We apply the socialecological systems framework (SESF) and collective action theory to diagnose challenges for comanagement in the Caete-Teperacu marine RESEX near Bragança, Brazil, a multiuse mangrove estuary supporting a small-scale crab fishery. We conducted key informant interviews and build on over 20 years of research in the region to provide an overarching analysis of the challenges facing comanagement. We describe the variables from the SESF in the case context and find that many social and ecological variables interact in clusters over time, and these clusters can be identified as themes, including (1) social and political momentum supporting the RESEX; (2) shifting perceptions of local residents and fishers; (3) patron-client relationships and social-ecological traps; (4) challenges with institutional fit; and (5) the interactions between harvesting closures, compensation, and dependence on local natural resources. Furthermore, we use collective action theory to help explain the role that each variable plays in either hindering or enabling successful governance. Our findings suggest that institutional resilience is needed to make RESEX adaptive to shifting social and political momenta. It could do this by providing more platforms for communication, deliberation, and knowledge exchange among the relevant actors. We believe our findings reflect broader challenges facing RESEX implementation throughout Brazil, and lessons can be learned for MPAs facing difficulties with the implementation of comanagement worldwide.

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Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement: applying the social-ecological systems framework to a marine extractive reserve (RESEX) in Brazil

Partelow¹,

Glaser²,

Arce³

et al. 2018

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“…; Santos ; Koralagama et al. ). Efforts to include fisherwomen's knowledge and perspectives in research and management, can lead to more equitable and holistic fishery management.…”

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“…; Koralagama et al. ). With the historically high level of engagement by women in family‐oriented commercial and subsistence salmon fisheries, the Bristol Bay region of Alaska is an ideal place to advance such work.…”

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Engaging with Women's Knowledge in Bristol Bay Fisheries through Oral History and Participatory Ethnography

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Research on women's contributions to Alaska's salmon fisheries is limited despite their historical engagement in commercial and subsistence fisheries. We interviewed women engaged in salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay, Alaska and illustrate how oral history and participatory ethnography methods contribute to voices being heard, that have been excluded from fisheries research and management. Four broad themes emerged from the interviews: women's knowledge and leadership; social cohesion; environmental change; and identity and place. Women assume major roles by contributing to the preservation of salmon fishing knowledge and cultural values through cross‐generational knowledge transfer. Their participation in fisheries, deep knowledge of local resources, and education of youth of the cultural value of fishing and the environment are critical to community socio‐cultural and economic wellbeing. We conclude that women's knowledge may be critical in fisheries management decisions, community resilience, and socio‐ecological sustainability in a region facing increased threats from climate change.

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“…This work draws on two key bodies of literature. The first documents women's roles and contributions to small‐scale fisheries globally and within Cambodia, and socio‐cultural factors that influence their power and recognition in these regions (Nightingale, ; Resurreccion, ; Kawarazuka and Béné, : 351; Weeratunge et al, : 408; Fröcklin et al, : 951; Kleiber et al, : 2; Koralagama et al, : 1, 2). This body draws on ideas from feminist political ecology, which posit that culture shapes gender roles, spaces, resources, power relations, and socio‐political undertakings (e.g.…”

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“…Research that explores the roles of women in global small‐scale fisheries finds fishing and associated activities to often be male‐dominated, where men's fishing practices often overshadow the roles and contributions of women (Koralagama et al, : 1). While men tend to engage in more lucrative fishing activities, women tend to partake in poorly paid tasks related to cleaning, fish processing and trading (Koralagama et al, : 2).…”

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Perceptions of gender dynamics in small‐scale fisheries and conservation areas in the Pursat province of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Kwok

Silver

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The Tonle Sap Lake of Cambodia is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, supporting millions of small‐scale fisher livelihoods. Women's contributions in these fisheries are often overlooked due to socio‐cultural expectations of roles and responsibilities. This is a crucial omission since climate and anthropogenic influences increasingly threaten lake inhabitants. Addressing these challenges requires the full participation of both men and women who use the lake, thus it is necessary to first understand the social dynamics of these communities. We investigated whether there were differences between men's and women's perceptions of (i) fishing and non‐fishing practices; (ii) power, access and control over fishing resources; and (iii) perceptions towards conservation and conservation areas in Pursat, Cambodia. We interviewed fishers and key informants, and found differences in perceptions of fishing and non‐fishing practices between fishermen and fisherwomen. Men more openly acknowledged unequal power dynamics, access to and control over fishing resources when compared with women. We found contrasting ideas of community fisheries and conservation between men and women, and health and safety challenges they faced in conservation areas. Findings suggest that community perspectives and unequal power relations established specific roles for women that limited their active participation in fisheries management.

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Inclusive development from a gender perspective in small scale fisheries

Cited by 58 publications

References 33 publications

Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement: applying the social-ecological systems framework to a marine extractive reserve (RESEX) in Brazil

Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement: applying the social-ecological systems framework to a marine extractive reserve (RESEX) in Brazil

Engaging with Women's Knowledge in Bristol Bay Fisheries through Oral History and Participatory Ethnography

Perceptions of gender dynamics in small‐scale fisheries and conservation areas in the Pursat province of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

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