A5038980003- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine and fisheries research
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia
- Marine animal studies overview
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Asian Studies and History
- Social Capital and Networks
- Sex work and related issues
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Maritime Security and History
- Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
University of Wollongong
2018-2024
Australian National University
2021
Charles Darwin University
2015-2017
Murdoch University
2013-2015
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) provide crucial contributions to livelihoods, food and nutrition security, the well-being of coastal communities worldwide. In Indonesia, 2.5 million households are involved in SSF production, yet these characterised by high poverty rates vulnerability due declining ecosystem health climatic change. this study we applied Sustainable Livelihoods Framework analyse characteristics immediate longer-term outcomes 20 livelihood-focused intervention programs implemented...
This study investigates the social and environmental impacts of rise decline fishing industry in an Indonesian coastal community as a case conflicted role governance marine resource management. It analyses relationship between two distinct but intersecting fisheries west Bali: traditional small-scale artisanal fishery targeting diverse near shore species for local market, large-scale commercial purse seine fleet that exploits once rich Bali Strait sardine fishery. The recent collapse has had...
Across Southeast Asia, coastal livelihoods are becoming more diverse and commodified, as maritime zone developments intensify. We review literature from the ten states in Asia to assess how older emerging forms of influence viability small-scale fishing livelihoods. Applying a political economy lens fisheries at regional scale, we show persist significant livelihood activity across region, despite declining opportunities due long-term intensification exploitation. The paper further analyses...
Fisheries co-management is an increasingly globalised concept, and a cornerstone of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale in Context Food Security Poverty Eradication. Timor-Leste politically young country relatively rare position having underexploited fisheries that can be leveraged to improve coastal livelihood outcomes food security. The collaborative decentralised characteristics appeal policymakers with provisions customary laws applied resource use incorporated...
Abstract Participatory fisheries monitoring can create many benefits, such as increasing community engagement in marine management, generating data for data-poor fisheries, and empowerment of fishing communities. Although most participatory studies have focused on men their own activities, evidence from examining women’s increased participation broader management suggests that programmes should also incorporate gender-inclusive approaches. Furthermore, the collectors’ perspectives regarding...
SUMMARY The challenge to manage coastal resources within Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle has gained global attention. Co-management is promoted as a key strategy address this challenge. Contemporary community-based co-management often leads ‘hybridization’ between local (customary) practices, and science-based management conservation. However, the form of hybrid rarely been critically analysed. This paper presents examples practices in eastern Indonesia Solomon Islands, focusing particular on...
This article critically examines engagements of village leaders in an NGO-facilitated participatory conservation program eastern Indonesia. It explores how the program's implementation strengthened leadership legitimacy a dominant customary social group. Customary ensured distribution according to particular norms, and organizing governance upheld specific interests claims over natural resources. Villagers outside group remained marginalized governance, despite being important stakeholders....
National rates of aquatic food consumption in Pacific Island Countries and Territories are among the highest world, yet region is suffering from extensive levels diet-related ill health. The aim this paper to examine variation patterns nutrient composition foods Pacific, help improve understanding their contribution nutrition security. For examination we analysed data trade two novel region-specific databases, as well national village level surveys for Melanesian case studies, Vanuatu...
Abstract Small‐scale fisheries are subject to various governing institutions operating at different levels with objectives. At the same time, small‐scale increasingly form part of domestic and international market chains, consequent effects for marine environments livelihoods fishery‐dependent. Yet there remains a need better understand how chains interact range governance that influence them. In this paper, we examine multiple systems function along in order identify opportunities improved...
Abstract Community-based approaches to fisheries management has emerged as a mainstream strategy govern dispersed, diverse and dynamic small scale fisheries. However, amplifying local community led sustainability outcomes remains an enduring challenge. We seek fill theoretical gap in the conceptualization of ‘scaling up community-based management’. draw on literature agriculture innovations provide framework that takes into account process-driven structural change occurring across multiple...
Abstract Understanding what diversity of small‐scale fisheries translates to in practice, and this means for management regimes seeking sustainability, continues be a challenging undertaking. This is particularly so the tropical Pacific Islands region, where coastal play significant role domestic food livelihood systems. A renewed regional policy focus on supporting fisheries, combined with momentum built from decades‐long ‘Pacific renaissance’ community‐based approaches, has increased...
Abstract Pacific Island Countries and Territories are highly exposed to natural disasters, intensified by increases in frequency force of extreme weather events. societies, like Vanuatu, have been shaped many ways such disasters; reflected customary practices social fabric rural coastal communities. When a disaster occurs, government attention justifiably focuses on channelling coordinating international humanitarian aid fill gaps capacity resourcing national recovery efforts. However,...
Context The sustainable supply of fish in the face climate change and other drivers is a policy priority for Pacific nations. Creel market surveys are increasingly used to document catches but this information has not been aggregated at regional scale. Aims In paper we provide comprehensive standardized list marine foodfishes 22 Island Countries Territories enable comparative analyses improved national surveys. Methods National lists teleost caught food were cleaned errors current valid...
Steenbergen, D. J., and C. Warren. 2018. Implementing strategies to overcome social-ecological traps: the role of community brokers institutional bricolage in a locally managed marine area. Ecology Society 23(3):10. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10256-230310
Community-driven development (CDD) programmes have emerged on a large scale in the Global South following research and policy work regarding social capital, capabilities empowerment. This paper analyses one of largest international examples 'social' turn, examining effects CDD approach governmental, structural relational terms. While successfully generated new political rationalities governmental technologies, ability programming driven by capital concepts to empower marginalised sections...