Inclusive Ecosystems? Women’s Participation in the Aquatic Ecosystem of Lake Malawi

Nagoli, Joseph; Binauli, Lucy; Chijere, A.

doi:10.3390/environments6010003

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“…On the contrary, the negative regression coefficient of AH suggests that the youths are direct beneficiaries of the ESs and understand how the lake is degrading. The findings of this study conform to Makwinja et al (2019) and Nagoli et al (2019) in Malawi, Edsand and Broich (2020) in Columbia, Gutrich et al (2005) in Hawaii, Southeast Asia, Africa and the US Mainland and Badola et al (2012) in the East Coast of India.…”

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confidence: 92%

Economic value of tropical inland freshwater shallow lakes: Lesson from Lake Malombe, Malawi

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Freshwater lakes provide critical ecosystem services (ESs) to local and global communities. However, many of these lakes are under serious threat from degradation, over-exploitation and pollution instigated by unsustainable use and a lack of practical management approaches. Under such conditions, it is critical to quantify the ESs of these lakes and uncover factors affecting local population participation in the conservation. The current study aims to fill this research gap by employing data collection techniques such as household surveys, focus group discussion, field observation, key informant interviews, consultative meetings and a meta-analytical approach. Lake Malombe has been selected to depict the African freshwater ecosystems' scenarios.The findings show that 97.74% of the households depend on the lake ESs. The ESs contribute US$124.36 million/year-about 1.97% of Malawi's GDP and US$1943.08/ household/year. Factors such as literacy level, household level of income, age of household head, gender of household and household experiences food shortages significantly (p < 0.05) influenced participation level. The study recommends integrating the economic incentive model into the local policy framework. For example, promoting ecotourism, agroforestry and integrated fish farming can provide economic incentives, reduce direct dependency and increase local participation in conservation.

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Economic value of tropical inland freshwater shallow lakes: Lesson from Lake Malombe, Malawi

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“…In almost all cases, men earned more than women for all coastal/marine related activities. Another key finding was that the importance and perception of ecological goods and services was also gendered (recently the gendered nature of ecosystem services has been highlighted e.g., de la Torre-Castro et al, 2017;Fortnam et al, 2019;Nagoli et al, 2019). Women participation in management and decision-making was low and inequalities were found not only in economic terms but also in terms of household chores distribution, traded fish, access to markets, etc.…”

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Inclusive Management Through Gender Consideration in Small-Scale Fisheries: The Why and the How

Torre‐Castro

2019

Front. Mar. Sci.

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In a world in which ocean degradation is widespread and aggravated by the effects of climate change, there is a need to contribute with new management approaches to ameliorate the situation. Here, inclusive management is proposed as such an alternative. This contribution argues that including all genders in the management process is needed and the inclusion itself can generate new ways to solve problems. An assessment of findings from literature of the positive aspects when considering gender in environmental governance is presented and related to the specific situation of small-scale fisheries (SSF). These positive findings are explained in terms of (1) Participation, (2) Space, actors and activities, (3) Economic power, and (4) Equity and environmental stewardship. Further, a practical approach is taken and a model for gender inclusion in coastal/ocean management for SSF is presented and illustrated with a case of seagrass SSF in East Africa. The central argument is that in view of ongoing coastal/ocean degradation and the moderate governance and management success, it is worth trying management approaches that consciously and explicitly consider gender and diversity of actors. This will bring central actors (e.g., women not previously considered) into the management process and will provide the base for better governance and policy reform.

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“…Prior to COVID-19, studies had shown that women fish traders faced a myriad of challenges including gender-based violence, resource constraints, household care burdens and socio-cultural exclusion (Manyungwa et al, 2019;Nagoli et al, 2019). There is a risk that the COVID-19 pandemic could further aggravate these constraints.…”

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Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi

Mwema

Mudege²,

Kakwasha³

2022

JADEE

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PurposeWhile the literature has highlighted the impacts of COVID-19, there is limited evidence on the gendered determinants of the impact of COVID-19 among small-scale rural traders in developing and emerging economies.Design/methodology/approachCross-border fish traders who had operated before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were interviewed in a survey conducted in Zambia and Malawi. Logistic regressions among male and female traders were employed to assess the gendered predictors.FindingsHeterogeneous effects in geographical location, skills, and knowledge were reported among male cross-border traders. Effects of household structure and composition significantly influenced the impact of COVID-19 among female traders. Surprisingly, membership in trade associations was associated with the high impact of COVID-19.Research limitations/implicationsDue to the COVID-19 pandemic and the migratory nature of cross-border fish traders, the population of cross-border fish traders at the time of the study was unknown and difficult to establish, cross-border fish traders (CBFT) at the landing sites and market areas were targeted for the survey without bias.Originality/valueThis paper addresses a gap in the literature on understanding gendered predictors of the impacts of COVID-19 among small-scale cross-border traders.

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Inclusive Ecosystems? Women’s Participation in the Aquatic Ecosystem of Lake Malawi

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Economic value of tropical inland freshwater shallow lakes: Lesson from Lake Malombe, Malawi

Economic value of tropical inland freshwater shallow lakes: Lesson from Lake Malombe, Malawi

Inclusive Management Through Gender Consideration in Small-Scale Fisheries: The Why and the How

Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi

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