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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Collado, L.; Rodriguez, Vanessa; Treneman, A. |
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Conference:
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Capturing the Complexity of the Commons, North American Regional Meeting of the International Association for the Study of the Commons |
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Location:
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Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
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Conf. Date:
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Sep. 30-Oct. 2 |
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Date:
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2010 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6540
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Sector:
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Fisheries |
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Region:
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South America |
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Subject(s):
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complexity
diversity
Amazon River region
fisheries
resource management
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Abstract:
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"The management of the fisheries resource in the Amazonian area is an important concern for its inhabitants. Efforts have been made to mitigate the over exploitation of this resource, the improper practices, control of illegal fishing and to improve the relationship among the fishermen, the traders, and the subsistence fishermen. As an outcome of the interventions it has been possible to have some relevant solutions but in some cases the problems are still unsolved. There are also ecological factors that increase the complexity, such as the changes in the river flow, the dry lagoons and deforestation of the riversides. One issue in the Amazonian area is its high socio-cultural diversity among 42 indigenous peoples grouped in 13 linguistic families living together also with human settlements of migrants usually known as mestizos, each group of indigenous people has its own cosmos visions, skills and they use in a different way their natural resources with different transcultural levels. Also, the national government has issued rules and policies with regard to fishing, oriented mainly to sea fishery, and has left aside the importance of subsistence fishing and there are inconsistencies with regard to the commercial fishing and the conservation of the Amazonian fisheries resources. This complex issue give way to the need for the institutional learning to be adapted to political reforms that may speed up decentralization as a key process for the strengthening of experiences that may allow to create participatory and inclusive governance for the management of fishery according to the condition and dynamics of the aquatic ecosystem by areas and communities taking into account the socio cultural features of the Amazonian people."
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