Monthly Archives: January 2025

Seaweed farming: Fresh green hope for the Philippines’ blue economy

Seaweed

By: Ben Fasciano

The Philippines’ Cabalian Bay is beautiful on a calm evening in October, its still waters fringed with mountains and mangroves. The wealth of natural resources in this region contributes significantly to local livelihoods, food security, and economic development. Yet, these natural resources are under threat. Natural disasters, including mudslides, typhoons, and floods, have caused devastating losses of life and livelihoods in the past 20 years.   Read More »

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Empowering Women in Blue Swimming Crab Fisheries Management in Lampung

Women group in Muara Gading Mas making cookies from powder made from blue swimming crab shells. (Photo Credit: Meutia Isty/EDF)

By: Onesya Damayanti, M. Khazali, and Meutia Isty

“Fishing with trawl must be stopped because it has increasingly reduced my husbands’ blue swimming crab catches,” Sunamah stated confidently during the Lampung Blue Swimming Crab Co-Management meeting on March 5, 2024, representing women groups. Speaking in an official forum of about 50 participants, predominantly male government officials, was something she had never imagined possible before.   Read More »

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