Essays about: "Fisher folk"
Found 3 essays containing the words Fisher folk.
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1. Intensifying crises in fishing communities at Lake Victoria Uganda. A case study on the impact of capitalist rationales on marginalized groups of society
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Today's fishery policies and development strategies form a global wave of enclosures. They displace small-scale fisher peoples and fishing communities from the fisheries and localities their livelihoods and cultures depend upon. With a case study at Lake Victoria Uganda this thesis investigates the role of capitalist rationales in this development. READ MORE
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2. Wetland Conversion to large-scale agricultural production; implications on the livelihoods of rural communities, Yala Swamp, Lake Victoria basin, Kenya.
University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälleAbstract : Wetlands in most parts of the world are under threat of over-exploitation, loss and/or degradation partly due to agriculture and urban land uses. Yala swamp, the largest fresh water wetland in Kenya measuring about 17,500 ha supports a large biodiversity and is source of livelihoods to communities around it. READ MORE
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3. Go Fish! : the Vezo Fisher Folk and Sustainable Livelihood
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This Master thesis deals with the environmental and economical sustainability of and their effects on the livelihood strategies of the Vezo fisher folk in Saint Augustin, Toliara region, Madagascar. By using the Sustainable Livelihood theory and adopting the different forms of capital (human, social, physical, natural and economic) in the Analytical Framework the income activities of the fisher folk are analysed and explained. READ MORE