There is an urgent need to quantify the impacts of artisanal fisheries and define management practices that allow for the recovery and conservation of exploited stocks. The extent of illegal catch is particularly critical as a driver of overexploitation in artisanal fisheries. However, the lack of data at proper spatial scales limits the evaluation of illegal fishing and effectiveness of manage...

This study's overreaching objective was to assess the suitability and applicability of existing legal institutional framework for managing coastal marine resources in Bangladesh. Together with, fundamental challenges faced by artisanal small-scale fishers Bangladesh were critically scrutinized. The study revealed that regulatory is characterized jurisdictional overlapping followed conflict inte...

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a vital livelihood practice around the world, especially in Global South. In Tanzania, millions of people depend on artisanal gold many these are Geita, main region Tanzania. Based qualitative research conducted this region, paper engages miners’ experiences mining. It highlights how extracting experienced as increasingly difficult miners worry that res...

This study gives an overview of women in artisanal and small scale mining Uganda (ASM). It sheds light on regulatory framework while citing the barrier benefits. In summary finding are namely; - (i) Many studies describe how male dominated industry is. (ii) Women play a significant role ASM, however, much their work takes place illegally. Africa alone ASM workforce comprises 40-50 % women. (iii...