Fisheries co-management and poverty alleviation in the context of the sustainable livelihoods approach: A case study in the fishing communities of Aby lagoon in Côte d'Ivoire

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 448-458

  Njifonjou, Oumarou ^a   Satia, Benedict P ^b   Angaman, Konan ^c  

^a Fisheries Research Station (SRHOL)   (Cameroon)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c Fisheries Department   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Africa; C te d'Ivoire; Co management; Fishery communities; Poverty alleviation; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349125535     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469694     Document Type: Article

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