Scientists’ responsibilities towards evidence-based conservation in a Small Island Developing State

Supply Side Obstacles to Financing the Private Sector: Empirical Evidence from a Small Island Developing State

In light of the positive growing finance–private sector–economic growth findings, this article examines, from a supply side perspective, obstacles to private sector financing in Fiji, a growth deprived, small island developing state in the Pacific region. A survey of 80 percent of formal financial institutions reveals that, contrary to popular belief, financing the private sector may not be a m...

The Social Responsibilities of Scientists.

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Biodiversity-based development in Small Island Developing States

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are quite diverse in terms of various development metrics, but are uniformly vulnerable both to macroeconomic shocks and to changes in the biodiversity that supports fisheries and tourism. This special section assembles a set of papers that analyze international demand for the natural resources associated with the two sectors, and the factors that lie behin...

FAO Activities in Small Island Developing States

Leadership identity in a Small Island Developing State: the Jamaican context