fishing

18 NOV 2022 15 MIN READ

COP27 SPECIAL: The seas are getting crowded. As commercial use of the ocean accelerates exponentially and climate change impacts worsen, marine ecosystems and coastal communities are...

05 JUL 2018 9 MIN READ 27 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Media and research remind us daily of the dire risks of climate change, overfishing, industrial agriculture, freshwater depletion, deforestation, and loss of wildlife. How can we create behaviours that benefit people and the planet?

03 MAY 2018 11 MIN READ 11 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

A radical idea to close the high seas to fishing could increase fish catch and revenue and improve climate resilience of coastal nations. But will it be on the menu of the United Nations High Seas Treaty?

01 MAR 2018 12 MIN READ 12 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Algorithms are all around us, from banking machines to agriculture. Is it time to rethink how they shape development?

01 FEB 2018 12 MIN READ

East Africa’s Lake Victoria faces immediate problems. The solutions lie in long-term perspectives.

18 JAN 2018 11 MIN READ

New research shows which coastal countries are most vulnerable to climate change impacts on marine fisheries. Prioritising the most vulnerable places for targeted assistance could yield positive impacts.

09 NOV 2017 11 MIN READ 25 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Fishers in Kenya earn a wage above the poverty line. Why do many of them feel that they are poor?

29 JUN 2017 11 MIN READ 34 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Octopus represents both food and profit for small-scale fishers who live along the shores of the western Indian Ocean. Changes in the region have implications for fisherwomen that need to be addressed by fisheries policy and management to become more gender equitable.

30 MAR 2017 18 MIN READ 12 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

The world’s coral reefs are increasingly threatened by climate change and other human pressures. But it’s not too late to save them – and the livelihoods of the many communities that depend on them.