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Coastal communities

Improved fisheries in Timor-Leste: A path to greater well-being?

Alex Tilley - 21 June 2017

Canoe fishers in Adarai, Viqueque, Timor-Leste. 2016.
New research by WorldFish finds that East Timorese people that depend on fishing for their primary livelihood have higher levels of well-being than other natural resource-based livelihoods, highlighting how the fisheries sector in Timor-Leste can be a crucial path out of poverty and help boost well-being.

Against the tide: A FAD fit for Timor-Leste’s artisanal fishers

Mario Pereira - 6 June 2017

Community members in Timor-Leste work together to install a nearshore FAD. 2016.
Nearshore fish aggregating devices are a relatively simple technology. Despite this, finding a FAD design suited to the marine conditions of the half-island nation and accessible to artisanal fishers has taken many years of research by WorldFish and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Timor-Leste.

More tuna: A remedy for obesity in the Pacific

Neil Andrew - 22 September 2016

Family collects firewood and coconut husks.
Americans have long been touted as the poster children for obesity. However, new data shows that the isolated communities of the Pacific Islands are home to an unparalleled epidemic of this global problem.
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