Developing sustainable small-scale fisheries livelihoods in Indonesia

Trends, enabling and constraining factors, and future opportunities

Bibliographic Data

ID21521871
AuthorsNatasha Stacey (0000-0002-2262-9817, Charles Darwin University, corresponding author), Emily Gibson (0000-0002-5769-5398, Charles Darwin University), Neil R Loneragan (0000-0003-2536-8656, Murdoch University), C F S Warren (0000-0003-3842-4637, Murdoch University), Carol Warren, Budy Wiryawan (0000-0003-1958-5769, IPB University), Dedi S Adhuri, Dedi Adhuri Supriadi (0000-0002-6784-1774, Indonesian Institute of Sciences), Dirk J Steenbergen (0000-0003-4067-4432, University of Wollongong), Ria Fitriana
Year2021
Volume132
Pages104654
Publication date2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMarine Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-597X • E-ISSN: 1872-9460
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104654
OpenAlexW3179435658
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited42

Small-scale fisheries (SSF) provide crucial contributions to livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and the well-being of coastal communities worldwide. In Indonesia, 2.5 million households are involved in SSF production, yet these households are characterised by high poverty rates and vulnerability due to declining ecosystem health and climatic change. In this study we applied the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework to analyse the characteristics and immediate and longer-term outcomes of 20 SSF livelihood-focused intervention programs implemented in coastal communities across the Indonesian Archipelago over the last two decades. Projects covered a wide range of spatial scales, funding providers and key participants. Factors supporting positive program outcomes included application of inclusive and holistic approaches to sustainable livelihoods, implemented and supported over appropriate time frames; use of participatory capacity development methodologies and locally-situated project facilitators; and collaborative engagement with local government, non-government organisations and private-sector actors. However, it was impossible to identify evidenced successes from a longer-term sustainability perspective. Short project timeframes, absence of baseline or monitoring data, pressure for satisfactory reports to donors, and limited post-project evaluation, together with invisibility of women’s work and non-commercial exchanges, affected the adequacy of assessments. Given the lack of post-project assessment among projects studied, a thorough review of longer-term project impacts is recommended, guided by the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, to evaluate sustained improvements in livelihoods outcomes and environmental sustainability. This would support best-practice design and implementation of SSF livelihood-focused interventions, disseminated beyond academia, to influence policy and development to achieve socio-economic equity and environmental goals

Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Food security · Geography · Livelihood · Poverty · Sustainability · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · Marine and coastal ecosystems

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