Market Formalization, Governance, and the Integration of Community Fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 513-529

  McGrath, David G ^a,b   Castello, Leandro ^c   Almeida, Oriana T ^d   Estupiñán, Guillermo M B ^e  

^a Earth Innovation Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^e Independent Consultant   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon River; fisheries certification; fisheries co management; floodplain fisheries; market formalization

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; FLOODPLAIN; NATURAL RESOURCE;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84929233465     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2015.1014607     Document Type: Article

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