Furqan Asif – Coastal Cambodia
Furqan Asif is a PhD candidate in International Development at the University of Ottawa. His research looks at migration, well-being and resilience in Cambodian coastal fishing communities....
15 August, 2017
Student Spotlight
Cheryl Chan – Bluefields, Jamaica
Cheryl Chan's thesis examined how a marine protected area influenced the ecosystem services and social wellbeing of a small scale fishing community in Jamaica...
28 June, 2017
Philile Mbatha – Kosi Bay, South Africa
I became interested in this field because I am passionate about research that bridges the gap between rural and marginalized communities and decision-making platforms for natural resource governance...
02 May, 2017
Wayne Stanley Rice – Olifants Estuary, South Africa
I decided to return to university to study toward a masters and PhD degree so that I could research, teach and contribute more to managing the on-the-ground social-ecological wicked problems we are facing...
26 April, 2017
Aibek Samakov – Kyrgyzstan
Aibek Samakov's thesis took a closer look at the two different management practices observed in the Ysyk-Köl area of Kyrgyzstan – sacred sites and the Biosphere Reserve...
18 April, 2017
Cintia Gillam – Vila dos Pescadores, Brazil
Cintia Gillam's thesis tackled the role of power and inequality in a well being context, with emphasis on an environmental and natural resource perspective....
10 April, 2017
Ana Carolina Esteves Dias – Tarituba, Brazil
During my thesis, I contributed to the development of a participatory monitoring program of small-scale fisheries of a coastal community....
16 March, 2017