Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: status, challenges and opportunities for conservation

AC Pinder, JR Britton, AJ Harrison, P Nautiyal… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2019 - Springer
The mahseer fishes (Tor spp.) represent an iconic genus of large-bodied species of the
Cyprinidae family. Across the 16 recognised species in the genus, individual fish can attain …

Towards a psychology of religion and the environment

JL Preston, A Baimel - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Different aspects of religious belief relate to both positive and negative concerns
for the environment and climate change.•Spirituality, stewardship beliefs, purity concerns …

River Culture: An eco-social approach to mitigate the biological and cultural diversity crisis in riverscapes

KM Wantzen, A Ballouche, I Longuet, I Bao… - Ecohydrology & …, 2016 - Elsevier
We introduce here the term “River Culture” to delineate an eco-social approach to mitigate
the biological and cultural diversity crisis in riverscapes. It is based on the insight that current …

Conserving Mekong megafishes: Current status and critical threats in Cambodia

T Campbell, K Pin, PB Ngor, Z Hogan - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Megafishes are important to people and ecosystems worldwide. These fishes attain a
maximum body weight of≥ 30 kg. Global population declines highlight the need for more …

Cross-cultural diversity analysis: traditional knowledge and uses of freshwater fish species by indigenous peoples of southern Punjab, Pakistan

KJ Iqbal, M Umair, M Altaf, T Hussain… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Fisheries have tremendous cultural and educational importance in human
societies. The world is undergoing fast environmental and cultural changes, and local …

There's more to fish than just food: Exploring the diverse ways that fish contribute to human society

JD Olden, JRS Vitule, J Cucherousset, MJ Kennard - Fisheries, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fish are among the most biodiverse vertebrate groups on the planet, playing vital ecosystem
roles, supporting considerable commercial, recreational, and artisanal fisheries, and …

The multi-dimensional perspectives of taboos on gender roles of fisherfolk in the Global South

A Oloko, S Harper, K Fakoya, UR Sumaila - Maritime Studies, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In the Global South, small-scale fisheries may be highly influenced by taboos and
traditional beliefs that are believed to maintain fishing pressure within sustainable limits …

Comparing religious environmental ethics to support efforts to achieve local and global sustainability: Empirical insights based on a theoretical framework

F Zagonari - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper develops a theoretical framework to assess the feasibility of environmental
sustainability solutions, at local and global levels, based on the religious environmental …

Assessing livelihood-ecosystem interdependencies and natural resource governance in Indian villages in the Middle Himalayas

M Everard, N Gupta, CA Scott, PC Tiwari… - Regional Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Mountains host high biological and cultural diversity, generating ecosystem services
providing benefits over multiple scales but also suffering significant poverty and …

Influence of protected areas on fish assemblages and fisheries in a large tropical river

FW Keppeler, G Hallwass, RAM Silvano - Oryx, 2017 - cambridge.org
Protected areas are one of the main tools for biological conservation worldwide. Although
they have contributed to an increase in fish abundance and alleviated the impacts of fishing …