This dissertation examines the efforts and motives of conservation actors on Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, and situates these actors within the larger context of the Caribbean Netherlands. The... Show moreThis dissertation examines the efforts and motives of conservation actors on Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, and situates these actors within the larger context of the Caribbean Netherlands. The main research question addressed is: How are the efforts of conservation actors to protect the environment of the Caribbean Netherlands affected by the recent social and political changes and their (post) colonial context? To get at these issues, this dissertation combines insights and approaches from environmental psychology, anthropology, and Caribbean studies to investigate how and why residents of the Caribbean Netherlands engage in conservation actions. Situated in social history, cultural and environmental anthropology, public administration, and environmental science, this research aims to create a broader, less compartmentalized, picture and also addresses societal concerns. Because of its multidisciplinary and multi-method character, this dissertation produces information that will be useful in engaging more people in environmental conservation In the (Dutch) Caribbean. Show less
Minter, T.; Orirana, G.; Boso, D.; Ploeg, J. van der 2018
As evidenced by Goal No. 14 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of oceans governance as a matter of global policy can hardly be overstated. The unsustainable uses of their... Show moreAs evidenced by Goal No. 14 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of oceans governance as a matter of global policy can hardly be overstated. The unsustainable uses of their resources could lead to serious consequences, not only for coastal communities, but remote landlocked countries as well. This special section aims to take the international community's clarion call for effective norms, institutions, and multi-stakeholder cooperation back to the oceans through three topical case studies. Each in its own way illustrates humanity's high stakes in blue growth, offering recommendations on how states and governments must craft coherent, effective, and actionable policies to make sustainable oceans governance a reality. Claire van der Geest's article opens the special section with a focus on the Indian Ocean and the need to redesign its fisheries governance. Hongzhou Zhang and Fengshi Wu subsequently investigate two of the most significant structural shifts of China's marine fisheries sector in the past decades, namely, going outward and focusing on high market value species. James Malcolm concludes the special section by switching attention to small island developing states, arguing that sustainable oceans governance for them represents not ‘only’ an environmental or economic concern, but indeed a matter of national security. Show less
Oudenhoven, A.P.E. van; Siahainenia, A.J.; Sualia, I.; Tonneijck, F.H.; Ploeg, S. van der; Groot, R.S. de; ... ; Leemans, R. 2015
In veel dorpen en steden in de zeventiende-eeuwse Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden werd het leven bepaald door het ritme van de zeevaart. Een groot gedeelte van de mannelijke... Show moreIn veel dorpen en steden in de zeventiende-eeuwse Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden werd het leven bepaald door het ritme van de zeevaart. Een groot gedeelte van de mannelijke beroepsbevolking was in deze gemeenschappen bijna voortdurend afwezig. Tot nog toe is binnen de Nederlandse maritieme geschiedenis weinig aandacht besteed aan zeevarende gemeenschappen. Dit proefschrift geeft een gedetailleerd beeld van het leven in zeventiende-eeuws Schiedam, Maassluis en Ter Heijde. Historica Annette de Wit analyseert aan de hand van een grote diversiteit aan bronnenmateriaal op welke wijze de economische afhankelijkheid van de zeevaart het dagelijks bestaan beïnvloedde. Geanalyseerd wordt hoe (de dominantie van) de zeevaart invloed had op het werk dat mannen en vrouwen deden, op het huishouden en het gezin, op de sociale verhoudingen binnen de samenleving en op het godsdienstig leven van de inwoners van de drie gemeenschappen. Samenvattend kan gesteld worden dat de zeevaart invloed had op vrijwel alle aspecten van het dagelijks bestaan in Schiedam, Maassluis en Ter Heijde. In de havenstad Schiedam werd deze invloed aan het einde van de zeventiende eeuw minder als gevolg van het groeiende belang van de brandewijnindustrie. Anders was dat in de occupational communities Maassluis en Ter Heijde, waar de zeevaart bepalend bleef voor het leven van de inwoners van het dorp. De visserij bepaalde hier niet alleen de sociale en economische verhoudingen, maar was ook verweven met cultuur en geloof. Show less
Focus of the study is the potential role of local institutions in fisheries management. As world-wide marine resources deteriorate, the call for better management urges national governments to... Show moreFocus of the study is the potential role of local institutions in fisheries management. As world-wide marine resources deteriorate, the call for better management urges national governments to decentralise management authority to local and lower government levels. Ownership and long-term access to resources are important incentives to manage resources for sustainability, while proximity to the resource, relevant local knowledge and local management institutions allow for effective and more equitable management that is both adaptive and resilient. Sasi in Maluku, Indonesia, is such an institution and has often been heralded as an example of successful local resource management. The extent to which it was still active and functional, however, was not known. This thesis contains an inventory of sasi and an analysis of its performance in terms of equity, efficiency, biological and social sustainability, and is illustrated by an elaborate description of sasi in Nolloth village. The study of sasi has been put in the wider context of decentralisation in Indonesia which is compared to the process in the Philippines. The results have also been used to identify the factors that enhance success of co-management in Southeast Asia. Finally a methodology is proposed to measure this success in an appropriate way. Show less
