Fisheries

Community concerns

A two-day workshop, titled “Fishery-dependent Livelihoods, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity: The Case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in India”, was held in New Delhi during 1-2 March 2012. The workshop was a follow-up to the one held in Chennai in 2009, which was titled “Social Dimensions of Marine Protected Area (MPA) Implementation in India: Do Fishing Communities Benefit?”.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Sumana Narayanan
Samudra
61
40-46
Tags:
Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Legislation, Protected Area Conservation, Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP, Marine (Malvan) SA, Gahirmatha Marine SA, Sundarban NP, Gulf Of Kachchh, Marine Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Coastal Regulations, Turtles, Coexistence Strategies, Forest Personnel, Benefit Sharing
Fisheries

Managing to benefit

A workshop on marine protected areas in India suggested ways
to achieve livelihood-sensitive conservation and management of coastal and fisheries resources.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Ramya Rajagopalan
Samudra
0
52
17
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Sundarban NP, Gulf Of Kachchh, Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Protected Area Conservation, Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP, Gahirmatha Marine SA, Marine (Malvan) SA, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), India, Chennai (T)