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Biological diversity and third world development : a study of the transformation of an ecological concept into natural resource policy

Creator:

Vincent, Robert Montgomery

Abstract:

This work examined the transformation of the concept of biodiversity into natural resource policies of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank through 1988. The study identified several groups as playing key roles in the transformation process. These were nongovernmental environmental organizations, the scientific community, and the...

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Dissertation
Dollars, Work and Food: Understanding Dependency on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector

Creator:

Badjeck, Marie Caroline and Scholtens, Joeri

Abstract:

In many developing countries the fisheries and aquaculture sector is a vital source of food, foreign exchange earnings and employment. We examine the concept of fishery dependency and develop indicators that capture its multi-dimensional meaning at the national level. These indicators allow both the development of national dependency profiles as...

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) Abstract: In many developing countries the fisheries and aquaculture sector is a vital source of food