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Reducing and managing disaster risk through coastal resource management: A Philippine case
(Asian Fisheries Society, 2013)
Recently, disaster risk reduction and management was adopted by the national and local governments in the Philippines to prevent or mitigate the impacts of hazards. As a consequence, the Local Government Units of the coastal ...
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005)
Aquaculture, the farming of shrimp and other useful aquatic and marine plants and animals in artificially confined and tended ponds, pens, and cages, ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, ...
The hydraulic control structure: A threat to the fishpen industry in Laguna de Bay.
(Natural Resources Management Center, 1981)
Are mangroves worth replanting? The direct economic benefits of a community-based reforestation project
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)
Competition for coastal land use and overexploitation have reduced or degraded mangrove coverage throughout much of their distribution, especially in South-east Asia. Timber production was the initial motivation for early ...
Fishing cooperatives’ participation in managing nearshore resources: the case in Capiz, central Philippines
(Elsevier, 2004)
This study documents the resource management initiatives undertaken by fishing cooperatives in Capiz, central Philippines and examines the conditions and the socioeconomic determinants that persuade members to assume ...
Using local user perceptions to evaluate outcomes of protected area management in the Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines
(Cambridge University Press, 2004)
Local user perceptions of resource trajectory and indicators of protected area outcomes can be useful in the assessment of integrated conservation projects, both marine and terrestrial. In-depth stakeholder surveys using ...
Protected areas for biodiversity conservation and environment education in the Philippines
(Science and Technology Information Institute, 1999)
The Philippines holds the distinction of having enormous biodiversity with the highest density of endemic species but has the problem of very fast decline in old-growth forests and the highest number of endangered mammal ...