Scaling up local government initiatives toward ecosystem-based fisheries management in Southeast Cebu Island, Philippines

Coastal Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 291-307

  Eisma Osorio, Rose Liza ^a   Amolo, Rizaller C ^a   Maypa, Aileen P ^b   White, Alan T ^c   Christie, Patrick ^d  

^a Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation Inc ^*  (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Ecosystem based management; Intermunicipal collaboration; Local governance; Marine protected

Indexed keywords

COASTAL HABITATS; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL RESOURCES; DECENTRALIZED APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; FISH STOCK; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; MUNICIPAL WATER; PHILIPPINES; SCALING-UP;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MARINE PARK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; CEBU [(ISL) VISAYAS]; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VISAYAS;

EID: 70449640189     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750902851237     Document Type: Article

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