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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… PICs have sought to create a new demand for coconut biomass by converting it into coconut oil based fuels. … production in the Pacific, there may be sufficient coconut biomass to produce much more. In particular, there may be … However, the key obstacle is not the availability of biomass, but the availability of labour to turn that biomass …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… yield (MSY) of the fisheries resources in terms of biomass and value of that biomass in financial terms. à Projections of future … the displaced population, 80 percent rely on traditional biomass fuels, particularly fuelwood and charcoal for cooking …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… specifying the unit to be maintained (‘stock, species, or biomass’), nor the precise level at which it is to be … not allow fishing for Aleutian Basin pollock unless its biomass is determined to exceed 1.67 million metric tonnes … are not permitted in less than 200 m depth). The spawning biomass of hake was estimated at 1.3 million tonnes and the …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… etc) 2.9 Use of other wetland natural resources 2.9.1 Biomass extraction 2.9.2 Sustainable use of medicinal plants … etc) 2.9 Use of other wetland natural resources 2.9.1 Biomass extraction 2.9.2 Exploitation of medicinal plants 3. … and financial aspects of sustainably using wetland biomass as a fuel for heating or for the production of …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… functional diversity; ii) loss of productivity and total biomass; iii) sustainable resource use; iv) lack of … over the loss of high seas biodiversity, productivity and biomass and threats to sustainability. Many scientists, and a … 50% of the total catch, and will be dumped back as dead biomass. Thus the question we must consider is whether we are …