Food security and the Coral Triangle Initiative

The Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle is defined by its extremely high marine biodiversity. Over one hundred million people living in its coastal zones use this biodiversity to support their livelihoods. Hundreds of millions more derive nutritious food directly from the region′s marine resources an...

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Published in:	Marine policy Vol. 38; pp. 174 - 183
Main Authors:	Foale, Simon, Adhuri, Dedi, Aliño, Porfiro, Allison, Edward H., Andrew, Neil, Cohen, Philippa, Evans, Louisa, Fabinyi, Michael, Fidelman, Pedro, Gregory, Christopher, Stacey, Natasha, Tanzer, John, Weeratunge, Nireka
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2013
Subjects:	Biodiversity Coastal zone management Conservation Coral reef Corals Demographics Economic development Ecosystem approach to fisheries management Fisheries Fishery management Food Food security Foods Global warming Marine Marine protected area Marine resources Partnership Policies Poverty Security Social sciences Triangles Wildlife conservation Fishery management Marine protected area Ecosystem approach to fisheries management Coral reef Poverty Economic development
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Summary:	The Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle is defined by its extremely high marine biodiversity. Over one hundred million people living in its coastal zones use this biodiversity to support their livelihoods. Hundreds of millions more derive nutritious food directly from the region′s marine resources and through local, regional and global trade. Biodiversity and its values to society are threatened by demographic and habitat change, rising demand, intensive harvesting and climate change. In partnership with international conservation organisations and development funders, the governments of the region′s six countries have come together to develop the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security. The CTI has explicit goals and defined targets for marine biodiversity conservation, but not for the food security of the region′s marine-resource dependent people, despite this being the wider aim used to justify conservation action. This article suggests how the food security aim of the CTI could be made more explicit. It outlines the complex pathways linking marine biodiversity with food security and argues that improved social science analysis, inter-sectoral policy and management interactions are necessary if conserving marine biodiversity is to contribute towards meeting food security challenges in the region. ► The CTI needs stronger articulation of how food security outcomes will be achieved. ► Conservation may benefit availability, but not access or consumption of seafood. ► Trade-offs between food security and biodiversity protection may be unavoidable. ► Guidelines to a more politically- and culturally-informed livelihood policy offered. ► Understanding of multi-scale drivers of poverty can improve food security policy.
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ISSN:	0308-597X 1872-9460
DOI:	10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.033