Publications

@article{Freitas2020,
title = {Resource co-management as a step towards gender equity in fisheries},
author = {Carolina T. Freitas and Helder M.V. Espírito-Santo and João V. Campos-Silva and Carlos A. Peres and Priscila F.M. Lopes},
editor = {S. Baumgärtner, R.B. Howarth},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106709},
issn = {0921-8009},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-06-05},
journal = {Ecological Economics},
volume = {176},
number = {106709},
abstract = {Women greatly contribute to fisheries worldwide, representing 47% of the global fisheries' workforce. Yet female fishing roles often go unrecognized. In the Brazilian Amazonia, arapaima (Arapaima spp.) co-management, which began in the 2000s, may represent a significant change in this scenario. To assess the impact of arapaima co-management on women recognition in fisheries, we conducted a comprehensive assessment at 54 fishing communities, across ~1500-km of a major Amazonian river. Based on quantitative data from interviews with 143 women, we show that arapaima co-management represented an innovative source of female income from fisheries and an unprecedented recognition of women participation in fishing activities. In communities with arapaima co-management, median female fishing revenue was US$ 215/yr and mean probability of women earning income from fisheries was 77%, a marked difference from the virtually non-existent female fishing income at communities without arapaima co-management (median = US$ 0; mean probability = 8%). Although many women often participate in commercial fisheries, arapaima co-management has been the only source of fishing income for most of them. We discuss the potentials, limitations and broad implications of our case study, which can serve as a model to be adapted to other extractive economies worldwide seeking to enhance gender equity.},
keywords = {Amazonia, Arapaima, female income, Pirarucu, small-scale fisheries, Women},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{Runde2020,
title = {Fishers' Knowledge Indicates Extensive Socioecological Impacts Downstream of Proposed Dams in a Tropical River},
author = {Anne Runde and Gustavo Hallwass and Renato A.M. Silvano
},
url = {https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(20)30093-2},
doi = {10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.012},
issn = {2590-3330},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-03-12},
journal = {One Earth},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
abstract = {Brazil's hydroelectricity sector is rapidly expanding, and several dams are planned in Amazonian rivers. The impacts on the fisheries downstream of the dams have largely been overlooked by official impact assessments. Here, we gather fishery baseline data from interviews with 171 fishers in 16 communities along a ∼275-km stretch of the Tapajos River, located downstream of a proposed dam. The results indicate that fishing constitutes a key source of food and income for fishers and their communities and that the impact of the dam on the fisheries will potentially extend much further than the officially recognized affected area. By ignoring the effects of the dams on downstream communities, impact assessments have severely underestimated the number of people who would be affected by the dams. Therefore, a thorough evaluation of downstream fishers needs to be conducted prior to river impoundment and be considered by development plans.},
keywords = {Amazon Basin, fisheries sustainability, fishing sites, food security, hydroelectric development, interviews, local ecological knowledge, small-scale fisheries, socioecological systems, Tapajos River},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}