Publications and Reports: Hugh Govan
Publications (*academic peer reviewed) and reports
*Tholan, B., Basurto, X., Cohen, P.J., Franz, N., Himes-Cornell,
A., Govan, H., Fakoya, K., Akintola, S.L. and Aceves-Bueno, A. 2024. Accounting
for existing tenure and rights over marine and freshwater systems. npj Ocean Sustain 3,
47. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00084-4
*Ferguson
Irlanda C.E., Mangubhai S., Waqa E., Govan H., Jagadish A., Lester S.E., Mills
M., Tabunakawai-Vakalalabure M., Tawake A., O’Garra
T. 2024. Women’s participation promotes effective and equitable fisheries
management but is hindered by restrictive gender roles in Fiji. SPC Women in
Fisheries Information Bulletin #40. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community.
4–8. https://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/pqddz
Cohen,
P. J., Tholan, B., Dean Fitz, K., Pradhan, S. K., Solis Rivera, V., &
Govan, H. (2024). Marine, Coastal and Shoreline Tenure. Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11515141
*Govan,
H., Lalavanua, W. and Steenbergen, DJ. 2024. Coastal Fisheries Governance in
the Pacific Islands: The Evolution of Policy and the Progress of
Management-at-Scale. In: Nakamura, J., Chuenpagdee, R., Jentoft, S. (eds)
Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines .
MARE Publication Series, vol 28. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56716-2_11
*Govan,
H., Alonso-Población, E., Segurado, S., Labraña-Cornejo,
R., Ferreiro-Velasco, P., & Andreu-Cazenave, M. 2024 Integrating
assessments of secure tenure rights and co-management for small-scale fisheries
in seafood sustainability ratings systems: two new scoring methods for FishSource's sustainability assessments. Frontiers in
Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1343473. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1343473
*Clark,
M., Pienkowski, T., Jagadish, A., Archibald, C., Gelcich, S., Govan, H.,
Naidoo, R., Romero-de-Diego, C., Weeks, R. and Mills, M., 2024. Forecasting
adoption trends for adaptive management of conservation scaling. Available at
SSRN 4808931.
*McCarthy,
A.H., Steadman, D., Richardson, H., Murphy, J., Benbow, S., Brian, J.I.,
Brooks, H., Costa‐Domingo, G., Hazin, C., McOwen, C., Walker, J., Govan,
H. et al (+40 authors) 2024. Destructive fishing: An expert‐driven
definition and exploration of this quasi‐concept. Conservation Letters,
p.e13015. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13015
Govan,
H. 2024. Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal
fisheries. Policy brief. Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA),
February 1, 2024. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/co-management-of-west-african-artisanal-fisheries
*Jagadish,
A., Freni-Sterrantino, A., He, Y., O'Garra, T.,
Gecchele, L., Mangubhai, S., Govan, H., Tawake, A., Vakalalabure, M.T., Mascia,
M.B. and Mills, M., 2024. Scaling Indigenous-led natural resource management. Global Environmental Change, 84, p.102799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102799
Rules of Conduct for working with small-scale fishers and fishworkers to save our ocean: How to work with us. 2023. Actions
needed to support small-scale fishers in sustaining the ocean in our Call to
Action from small-scale fisheries. Co-drafter on
behalf of the endorsing SSF organizations. https://www.ssfcalltoaction.org/rules-of-conduct
*Partelow,
S., Schlüter, A., Ban, N.C., Govan, H. et al. 2023 Five social science
intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives. npj
Ocean Sustain 2, 24 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-023-00032-8
*Enrici,
A., R. L. Gruby, M. M. Betsill, E. Le Cornu, J. E. Blackwatters,
X. Basurto, H. Govan, T. Holm, S. D. Jupiter, and S. Mangubhai. 2023. Who’s setting the agenda? Philanthropic donor influence in
marine conservation. Ecology and Society 28(3):2. [online] URL: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss3/art2
*Zanjani,
L., Govan, H., Jonas, H., Karfakis, T., Mwamidi, D.
M., Stewart, J., Walters, G., Dominguez, P. 2023. Territories of life as key to
global environmental sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental
Sustainability, 63, 101298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101298
UN-PRAC
2023. Corruption below water - Improving Governance through Corruption
Prevention in the Fisheries Sector of the Pacific Island Countries. United
Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). https://bit.ly/unprac2023 www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/pacific/2023/UN-PRAC_Paper_-_Corruption_Below_Water.pdf
*O’Garra, T., Mangubhai, S., Jagadish, A.,
Tabunakawai-Vakalalabure, M., Tawake, A., Govan, H., & M. Mills. 2023. National-level
evaluation of a community-based marine management initiative. Nat Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01123-7
Garcia,
S.M.; Rice, J.; Link, J.; Sowman, M.; Charles, A.; Augustyn, C.J.; Penas Lado,
E.; Morishita, J.; Campbell, D.; Kirkegaard, E.;
Govan, H. 2023. Area-based management tools and fisheries: History,
definitions, roles, typologies, tensions, synergies, trade-offs, and effectiveness.
Brussels, EBCD. Gland, IUCN-CEM-FEG. Available at https://www.ebcd.org/feg
Govan
H., Lalavanua W. 2023. The “Pacific Way” of coastal fisheries management:
Status and progress of community-based fisheries management. SPC Fisheries
Newsletter #169:33–47. https://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/svtsz
*Wolff,
M., Ferse, S.C., Govan, H. (eds). 2023. Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone
Management. Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5
*Wolff, M., Ferse, S.C.A., Govan, H.
2023. Introduction. In: Wolff, M., Ferse, S.C., Govan, H. (eds) Challenges in
Tropical Coastal Zone Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_1
*Wolff, M., Ferse, S.C.A., Govan, H. 2023. Evaluation and Synopsis. In: Wolff, M., Ferse, S.C., Govan, H.
(eds) Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_18
Govan H., Lalavanua W. 2022. Status of
Community-based Fisheries Management in Pacific Islands Countries and
Territories: survey report. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community. 70 p. https://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/H_uNgzxUo7kB36r
Mallin F. and H. Govan 2022. The 30 by
30 conservation race - a dilemma for small scale fishers. The Watch. Right to
Food and Nutrition Watch. https://www.gnrtfn.org/watch14/en/chapter/the-30x30-conservation-race-a-dilemma-for-small-scale-fishers
*Diedrich, S., Duce, S., Eriksson, H.,
Govan, H., Harohau, D., Koczberski, G., Lau, J., Mills, D. Minter, T., Steenbergen,
D., Troell, M. 2022. An applied research agenda for navigating diverse
livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics. One Earth 5,
Pages 1205-1215 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.10.005
/ https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1g6JX9C~ItyM0~
*van der Ploeg J., Boso, D., Daokalia, C., Govan
H. 2022. Lau lagoon at risk? Climate change as a
convenient distraction in Solomon Islands. In: Baigún,
C., Minotte, P. and Lamizana, B. (eds.). Wetlands and
people at risk. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
978-2-8317-2218-4 (PDF), DOI: https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2022.09.en
Jupiter S. and Govan, H. 2022. Chapter 1 –
Introduction. In: Nimwegen, P. van, Leverington, F.J, Jupiter, S. and Hockings,
M. (eds.) 2022. Conserving our sea of islands: State of protected and conserved
areas in Oceania. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. P 1-36. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2022.08.en
Kelleher J., Muavesi M.,
Nimwegen P. van, Jupiter S., Govan, H. Barnes N. 2022. Chapter 3 – Law and governance. In: Nimwegen, P. van, Leverington, F.J.,
Jupiter, S. and Hockings, M. (eds.) 2022. Conserving our sea of islands: State
of protected and conserved areas in Oceania. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. P 65-94.
https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2022.08.en
*Smallhorn‐West, P., Cohen, P.J.,
Phillips, M., Jupiter, S.D., Govan, H. and Pressey, R.L., 2022. Linking
small‐scale fisheries comanagement to
sustainable development goals. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13977
Govan, H. 2018. Coastal Fisheries
Policies: linkages between pacific islands and global policies (SSF
Guidelines). FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. C1192. Apia, FAO. https://bit.ly/FAOPacificPolicy
*Rice, J., Friedman, K.J., Garcia, S.M., Govan,
H. and Himes-Cornell, A., A Contrast of Criteria for Special Places
Important for Biodiversity Outcomes. 2022. Frontiers in Marine Science, p.1034.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.912031/full
*Ferguson, C. E., Tuxson, T., Mangubhai, S.,
Jupiter, S., Govan, H. Bonito, V., Alefaio S., Anjiga, M., Booth, J.,
Boslogo, T., Boso, D., Brenier, A., Caginitoba A., Ciriyawa, A., Fahai’ono, J.
B., Fox, M., George, A., Eriksson, H., Hughes, A., Joseph, E., Kadannged, S.,
Kubunavanua, E., Loni, S., Meo, S., Micheli, F., Nagombi, E., Omaro, R., Ride,
A., Sapul, A., Singeo, A., Stone, K., Vakalalabure M., Tuivuna, M., , C.,
Vitukawalu, V.. B., & Waide, M. (2022). Local practices and production
confer resilience to rural Pacific food systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marine Policy, 137, 104954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.104954
*Schwarz A.M., Eriksson H., Ramofafia C., Masu R.,
Boso D., Govan H. 2021. Three-Decades of Research
Integration—Transforming to Collaborative Aquatic Food Systems Research
Partnerships in the Pacific. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. 1-15. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2021.757407
*Sumaila, U.R., Skerritt, D.J., Schuhbauer, A.,
Villasante, S., Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M., Sinan, H., Burnside, D., Abdallah,
P.R., Abe, K., Addo, K.A. and Adelsheim, J., Govan,
H. +286 authors. 2021. WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies. Science,
374(6567), pp.544-544.
Pacific Community 2021. Pacific Framework for
Action on Scaling up Community-based Fisheries Management: 2021-2025. Noumea,
New Caledonia: Pacific Community. 22 p. (lead drafter H. Govan). https://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/yr5yv
Lalavanua, W., H. Govan
and D. Steenbergen. 2021. Scaling-up community-based fisheries management in
the Pacific: Key outcomes of subregional workshops. SPC Fisheries Newsletter
#165 - May–August 2021. https://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/Doc/FAME/InfoBull/FishNews/165/FishNews165_18a_Lalavanua.pdf
Marre, JB, W. Lalavanua and H. Govan. 2021. National
investments allocated to coastal fisheries and community-based fisheries
management in the Pacific: A review of past monitoring efforts and
recommendations. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #165 - May–August 2021. https://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/bstvt
Govan, H. and M. Arju. 2021.
Pacific nations are on the path of holistic ocean governance: the 30 by 30
campaign may destroy that without major changes. ICCA Consortium. Article. https://www.iccaconsortium.org/index.php/2021/04/15/30-by-30-may-destroy-pacific-holistic-ocean-governance/
Gigov, A., Tabunakawai, K., Thomas, J., Areki, F., Govan, H., and A. Tawake. 2020. Analysis and
development of a replicable community managed marine area finance mechanism. Pacific
Ocean Finance Program – Community Managed Marine Areas. Office of the Pacific
Ocean Commissioner. https://opocbluepacific.org/download/64/ocean-finance-mechanisms/795/community-managed-marine-areas-finance-report.pdf
Stacey N. and Govan H. 2020. Module 8: Livelihoods.
In: Barclay K., Leduc B., Mangubhai S. and Donato-Hunt
C. (eds.). 2020, Pacific handbook for gender equity and social inclusion in
coastal fisheries and aquaculture. Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New
Caledonia. 28 p. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/bpo6z
Steenbergen, D., W. Lalavanua, H.
Govan, C. Vieux, and N. Andrew. 2020. Scaling-up Community-Based Fisheries
Management in the Pacific region, SPC Information Brief, Pacific Community, 4
pp. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/cc937
van der Ploeg J, Jupiter S, Hughes A, Eriksson H,
Boso D and Govan H. 2020. Coral reef conservation in Solomon Islands:
Overcoming the policy implementation gap. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish; Honiara,
Solomon Islands: Wildlife Conservation Society and Locally Managed Marine Area
network. Program Report: 2020-39. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4460
Govan, H. and M. Arju.
2020. ‘30 by 30’ is a distraction, keep the focus on Indigenous and locally-led
holistic ocean stewardship. ICCA Consortium. Article. https://www.iccaconsortium.org/index.php/2020/12/18/30-by-30-distraction-indigenous-holistic-ocean/
Govan, H. 30 by 30. Samudra Report No.83, September
2020. Pp 53-54. https://www.icsf.net/en/samudra/article/EN/83-4433-30-by-30.html
*van
der Ploeg, J.; Sukulu, M.; Govan, H.; Minter, T.; Eriksson, H. 2020. Sinking Islands, Drowned Logic; Climate
Change and Community-Based Adaptation Discourses in Solomon Islands.
Sustainability. 12, 7225. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/17/7225
*Aburto, JA, C. Gaymer and H. Govan. 2020. A
large-scale marine protected area for the sea of Rapa Nui: From ocean grabbing
to legitimacy. Ocean & Coastal Management, Volume 198, ISSN 0964-5691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105327
Govan, H.
2020. Preconditions for a Blue Economy. DAWN Informs, Development Alternatives
with Women for a New Era, ISSN 2413-1512 | July 2020 Edition, pp 22-25. https://bit.ly/3fNC2X6
Lee, S., H.
Govan, I. Bertram and J. Kinch. 2020. A comparison
of sea cucumber fishery management plans, and implications for governance in
Pacific Island countries. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #161 - January–April 2020. The
Pacific Community, New Caledonia. Pp 34-39. https://bit.ly/3hQHqY7 / http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/ow5fp
Chin, A and
Hari, K (2020), Predicting the impacts of mining of deep sea
polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean: A review of Scientific literature,
Deep Sea Mining Campaign and MiningWatch Canada, 52
pages (H. Govan, Research Team). https://miningwatch.ca/sites/default/files/nodule_mining_in_the_pacific_ocean.pdf
*Vierros, M.K., Harrison, A.L., Sloat, M.R., Crespo, G.O.,
Moore, J.W., Dunn, D.C., Ota, Y., Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M., Shillinger, G.L.,
Watson, T.K. and Govan, H., 2020. Considering indigenous peoples and
local communities in governance of the global ocean commons. Marine Policy,
119, p.104039. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X19309212
*Karcher,
DB., E. Fache, A. Breckwoldt, H. Govan, X. E. E.
Ilosvay, J. Kon Kam King, L. Riera, C. Sabinot. 2020. Trends in South Pacific fisheries management.
Marine Policy, Volume 118, ISSN 0308-597X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104021.
Govan H.,
H. Eriksson, M. Batalofo, A. Duarte, M. Sukulu, S. Lawless, A. Tilley, and J. Van Der Ploeg. 2019. A new idea for coastal fisheries:
asking the right questions to enhance coastal livelihoods. The Pacific
Community, New Caledonia. 23pp. https://bit.ly/3ai1sXC
Abuinao,
W., J. Wale, H. Govan. 2019. Future Pacific Ocean
managers: Scoping skills and knowledge needs. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #159
- May–August 2019. 38-44. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/dv7kz
Song, A., H.
Govan, C. Arthuer, R. Masu, M. Tauati, A. Tawake,
T. Teemari, C. Whippy-Morris, G. Orirana and P.
Cohen. 2019. The Pacific Ways. Samudra Report. Journal of the international
collective in support of fishworkers. 81: 8-12. http://bit.ly/328HxGP
*Mills M, M. Bode, R. Weeks, MB. Mascia,
N. Dudley, S. Gelcich, H. Govan, C.
Romero, CL. Archibald, M Holden, D. Biggs, and HP. Possingham. Accepted. The race for environmental sustainability:
Extent, speed, and mechanisms of scaling among biodiversity conservation
initiatives. Nature Sustainability. Vol. 2: 935–940 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0384-1
*Tilley,
A., K.J. Hunnam, D.J. Mills, D.J. Steenbergen, H. Govan, E. Alonso-Poblacion, M. Roscher, M. Pereira, P. Rodrigues, T. Amador,
A. Duarte, M. Gomes and P. Cohen 2019. Evaluating the fit of
co-management for small-scale fisheries governance in Timor-Leste. Frontiers
in Marine Science, 6, p.392. https://bit.ly/3nZm1iN
Govan, H. 2019. 2018 Market price update for
beche-de-mer in Melanesian countries. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #158 -
January–April 2019. Pp16-20. http://bit.ly/BdMMarketPrices2018
Govan, H. 2019. Ocean and Climate. Background document. Commonwealth Blue Charter
Action Group on Ocean and Climate Change. Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
Lee, S., F. Iro, H. Govan and I. Bertram. 2019. Towards producing a standard grade
identification guide for beche-de-mer in Solomon Islands. SPC Beche-de-mer
Information Bulletin #39 – March 2019 http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/494eg
Coastal Fisheries
Working Group. 2019. A call to leaders:
Most urgent actions required for sustaining or increasing the contribution of
coastal fisheries to our communities. H. Govan, lead author. SPC publications, Noumea. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/t6zjq
*Rohe, J.R., Govan,
H., Schlüter, A. and Ferse, S.C., 2019. A
legal pluralism perspective on coastal fisheries governance in two Pacific
Island countries. Marine Policy, 100, pp.90-97. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17307601
Govan, H. 2018. Guidance for the Development of New Ireland
Provincial Fisheries Policies. White
paper for New Ireland Provincial Administration, PNG. Report commissioned by
WCS, Suva, Fiji. http://bit.ly/2jKhKzV
Lee, S., Govan, H., Wolff, M. and Purcell, S.,
2018. Economic and other benefits of
enforcing size limits in Melanesian sea cucumber
fisheries. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #155 - January–April 2018. http://bit.ly/2BYLxkg
*Smallhorn-West, P.
and Govan, H., 2018. Towards reducing misrepresentation of
national achievements in marine protected area targets. Marine Policy. 2018 Jun 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.05.031
Govan, H. 2018. From Locally Managed Marine Areas to
Indigenous and Community Conserved Oceans. University of the South Pacific
(USP). School of Government, Development and
International Affairs (SGDIA). Working Paper Number 3. https://bit.ly/3CBYRFu DOI:
10.13140/RG.2.2.28052.19847
Govan H. 2018. A review of sea cucumber fisheries and
management in Melanesia. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #154 - September–December
2017. Pp31-42. http://bit.ly/2E8UvYx DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34763.08483
Govan, H., Hopa,
D., Wapot, S., Masu, R. 2018. Melanesian Spearhead Group of countries
addresses sea cucumber fisheries management. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #154
- September–December 2017. Pp19-21. http://bit.ly/2EaEYYz DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21341.31209
Johnson, J.E., H. Govan, et al. (2018) Effects of Climate Change on Fish and
Shellfish Relevant to Pacific Islands, and the Coastal Fisheries they Support.
Pacific Marine Climate Change Report Card. Science Review 2018: pp 74-98 http://bit.ly/2NvIKjB
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Fiji. Pending cabinet endorsement. Republic of Fiji: Ocean Policy Framework. Author and
stakeholder coordinator H. Govan.
NFA 2017. A Roadmap
for coastal fisheries and marine aquaculture for Papua New Guinea: 2017-2026.
National Fisheries Authority, PNG. H. Govan, lead author and coordinator. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/23pnj
Davis, R., D.
Gourlie, H. Govan, J. Marshman, Q.
Hanich, 2017. Legislating for A New
Song: Ensuring effective and up-to-date coastal fisheries laws in the Pacific
Region. SPC Fisheries Newsletter #153 - May–August 2017. http://bit.ly/2kyWqAk
*Gourlie, D., R.
Davis, H. Govan, J. Marshman, Q.
Hanich, 2017. Performing “A New Song”:
Suggested Considerations for Drafting Effective Coastal Fisheries Legislation
Under Climate Change, Marine Policy, Available online 5 August 2017, ISSN
0308-597X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.012.
*Bennett, N.J.,
Teh, L., Ota, Y., Christie, P., Ayers, A., Day, J.C., Franks, P., Gill, D.,
Gruby, R.L., Kittinger, J.N., Koehn, J.Z., Lewis, N., Parks, J., Vierros, M., Whitty, T.S., Wilhelm, A., Wright, K., Aburto,
J.A., Finkbeiner, E.M., Gaymer, C.F., Govan,
H., Gray, N., Jarvis, R.M., Kaplan-Hallam, M. & Satterfield, T. (2017).
An appeal for a code of conduct for
marine conservation. Marine Policy, 81, 411–418.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17300672
Govan, H. 2017, ‘Ocean Governance – Our Sea of Islands’
in Katafono, R. (ed.), A Sustainable Future for Small
States: Pacific 2050, Commonwealth Secretariat, London. ISBN (paperback): 978-1-84929-163-7 / (e-book): 978-1-84859-957-4 http://bit.ly/Govan2017-OG
Orirana, G., F. Siota, P. Cohen, T. Atitete, A. Schwarz and H. Govan. 2016. Spreading
community-based resource management: Testing the “lite-touch” approach in
Solomon Islands. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge
Information Bulletin #37 – November 2016 http://bit.ly/2gZyIrB
Govan, H. 2016. Thoughts on the state of marine resource management, ocean planning,
social justice, and equity in the Pacific Small Island Developing States.
Marine Ecosystems and Management (MEAM). June 2016 (9:8) http://bit.ly/1O9wHrg
*Charles, A., Westlund, L., Bartley, D. M.,
Fletcher, W. J., Garcia, S., Govan, H.,
and Sanders, J. (2016) Fishing
livelihoods as key to marine protected areas: insights from the World Parks
Congress. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 26: 165–184. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2648. http://bit.ly/2cJK8No
Govan, H., K. Tabunakawai, I. Korovulavula, A.
Tawake, E. Rupeni. 2016. The sustainable management of the Coastal Fisheries and associated
resources of Fiji (v4.1) Discussion draft and submission to Fiji Government
for the Coastal Fisheries Policy https://bit.ly/3kuvmzi
Govan, H. 2016. Review of Government Fisheries Resource Management Effort, Northern
Division, Fiji Islands, Wildlife Conservation Society, Suva, Fiji Islands. DOI:
10.13140/RG.2.2.21456.51200 http://bit.ly/2ctOtYM
Govan, H. 2016. Madagascar Trip Report: Insights into networking at different scales.
Trip report. 6 October - 3 November 2015. http://bit.ly/Govan2016Mad
Hanich Q., Govan
H., Andrew N., Amos M., Chapman L. 2015. Enabling government - empowering
communities: National implementation of the New Song - WP2. 10th Heads of
Fisheries Meeting, 7–14 March 2017, Noumea, New Caledonia. Noumea, New
Caledonia: Pacific Community. 4 p. https://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/uxghk
Govan, H. 2015. Area-Based Management Tools for Coastal Resources
in Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tonga And Vanuatu. Volume 1: Status, capacity and prospects for collaborative resource
management. Volume 2: Country reports.
Report for the Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific
Island Countries (MACBIO) project, Suva, Fiji Islands. http://bit.ly/Govan20151n2zip
FLMMA 2015. Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network:
Working with Government towards a better Fiji - How FLMMA can assist
government towards food security, conservation, disaster risk reduction and
green growth. Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network. [H. Govan, Policy Brief coordinator/editor/drafter]. 3 Ma’afu
Street, Suva, Fiji. http://bit.ly/1X3slAf
Govan, H., T.
Maeda, D. Warakohia, T. Atitete,
D. Boso, R. Masu, G. Orirana, A. Schwarz, A.
Vave-Karamui. 2015. From village to
village: Local approaches to promoting spread of community
based resource management: Lessons from Mararo
Community Based Organization, East ‘Are’are, Malaita
Province, Solomon Islands. Report to IUCN Oceania Regional Office for the ADB
TA 7753 IUCN Oceania Learning Component. https://bit.ly/34aTQ8z
SPC 2015. The Noumea Strategy: A New Song for Coastal
fisheries – Pathways to Change, 2015. Drafting team: I. Cartwright, P.
Head, M. Amos, L. Chapman, I. Bertram, H.
Govan, N. Andrew. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/b8hvs
Govan, H. 2015 Public expenditure of
Pacific Island countries and territories fisheries agencies. SPC Fisheries
Newsletter #147 - May–August 2015. Pp21-22. http://bit.ly/1PONQ3S
Govan, H. 2015. Preliminary review of public expenditure of
the Fisheries Agencies of Pacific Island Countries and Territories: Policy,
operational budget and staffing support for coastal
fisheries. Report
for Secretariat of
the Pacific Community,
FAME Division. Noumea. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4949.9363 http://bit.ly/budgetstudy2015 - http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/43c9k
*Cohen, P.,
Evans, L. and Govan, H., 2015. Community-based, co-management for
governing small-scale fisheries of the Pacific: A Solomon Islands’ case study.
In Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries (pp. 39-59). Springer, Cham.
https://bit.ly/3kcYoRx
*Bennett, Nathan
James, Hugh Govan, and Terre
Satterfield. 2015. "Ocean
grabbing." Marine Policy 57: 61-68. http://bit.ly/OceanGrab2015
*Pomeroy, R.,
Parks, J., Reaugh-Flower, K., Guidote, M., Govan, H., & Atkinson, S. 2015.
"Status and Priority Capacity Needs
for Local Compliance and Community-Supported Enforcement of Marine Resource
Rules and Regulations in the Coral Triangle Region." Coastal
Management 43.3: 301-328. http://bit.ly/2GHOfHO
*Bell, J. D., Govan, H., ... & Webb, A. (2015). Optimising the use of nearshore fish
aggregating devices for food security in the Pacific Islands. Marine
Policy, 56, 98-105 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X15000457
Park, S.E., Suri,
S.K., Attwood, S.J., Govan, H.,
Tran, N., Beare, D., Teoh, S.J., Sulu, R., Harohau, D., Boso, D., Schwarz,
A-M., Hoddy, E.T., Kaminski, A. (2014) Responding
to climate change using an adaptation pathways and decision-making approach.
Final project report for ADB/GEF project R-PATA 7753. WorldFish, Penang,
Malaysia. https://bit.ly/3k6ZrlT
Govan, H. 2014. The Pacific Islands and Biodiversity Beyond
National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Briefing note of the Council of Regional
Organisations in the Pacific members of the Marine Sector Working Group. http://bit.ly/BBNJ2014
Cohen, P. J.,
Jupiter, S. D., Weeks, R., Tawake, A., & Govan, H. 2014. Is
community-based fisheries management realising multiple objectives?
Examining evidence from the literature. SPC Traditional Marine Resource
Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin #34 – December 2014. 3-12 http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/2wwno
*Jupiter, S. D.,
Cohen, P. J., Weeks, R., Tawake, A., & Govan,
H. (2014). Locally-managed marine
areas: multiple objectives and diverse strategies. Pacific Conservation
Biology, 20(2), 165-179. https://bit.ly/2T6Josj
Govan, H., &
Bennett, G. (2014). Towards sustainable
resource management in Western Province: Capacity, potential theory of
change and strategies for implementation of Community-Based Resource Management
(CBRM+) in Western Province, Solomon Islands. Worldfish
technical report, Honiara, Solomon Islands. http://bit.ly/govben2014
Govan, H.
2014. Monitoring,
Control and
Surveillance of Coastal
fisheries in Kiribati
and Vanuatu. Part I:
Priorities for action.
Part II: Reviews. Report for Secretariat
of the Pacific
Community, FAME Division.
Noumea. http://bit.ly/1vOvcSR
Jupiter SD,
Jenkins AP, Lee Long WJ, Maxwell SL, Watson JEM, Hodge KB, Govan H, Carruthers TJB.
2013. Pacific Integrated Island
Management – Principles, Case Studies and Lessons Learned. Secretariat of
the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa
and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya. 72pp. https://bit.ly/2HftQ2P
*Jupiter, Stacy
D., Aaron P. Jenkins, Warren J. Lee Long, Sean L. Maxwell, Tim JB Carruthers,
Kate B. Hodge, Hugh Govan, Jerker Tamelander, and James EM Watson. 2014. "Principles
for integrated island management in the tropical Pacific." Pacific
Conservation Biology 20, no. 2: 193-205. https://bit.ly/3kdONJZ
Melanesian
Spearhead Group Inshore Fisheries Working Group 2013. Roadmap
for Inshore Fisheries Management in Solomon Islands, Fiji, PNG, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Led by Ian Cartwritght;
H.Govan.
L. Chapman, and I. Bertram facilitated and drafted Roadmap text with Fisheries
Departments and SPC. Endorsed by leaders 2015. https://bit.ly/2T6Jss3
Govan, H. 2013. Strategic Review of Inshore Fisheries
Policies and Strategies in Melanesia: Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Part I: General Overview. Part II: Country reports and
data (with Jeff Kinch and Alexandre Brjosniovschi).
Reports to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community for the Melanesian
Spearhead Group, Noumea, New Caledonia. http://bit.ly/1dhIxv4
Govan, H. 2013.
Implementation Plan and Concept Notes
for the Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape regional oceans policy. http://bit.ly/1i0SrEM
Schwarz, A.M.,
Andrew, N., Govan, H., Harohau, D., Oeta, J. (2013). Solomon
Islands Malaita Hub Scoping Report. CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic
Agricultural Systems. Penang, Malaysia Project Report: AAS-2013-18 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/790
Govan, H.,
Schwarz, A.M., Harohau, D., Oeta, J., Orirana, G., Ratner, B. D. (2013). Solomon Islands: Essential aspects of governance for Aquatic
Agricultural Systems in Malaita Hub. Penang, Malaysia. PR AAS-2013-19. https://digitalarchive.worldfishcenter.org/handle/20.500.12348/791
Govan, H.,
Schwarz, A.M., Harohau, D., Oeta, J. (2013) Solomon Islands National Situation Analysis.
CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems. Penang, Malaysia.
Project Report: AAS-2013-16. https://bit.ly/2H4rNiA
Govan, H. 2013. Review of Guadalcanal and Central Islands
Provincial Governments capacity for implementation of the NPOA:
Strengthening the role of provincial level governments in Community Based
Resource Management Part 1: Review. Report for SIG and PSLP under the Coral
Triangle Initiative. http://bit.ly/161Excp
Govan, H. 2013. Strategy for Provincial Government
implementation of the NPOA: Progressively building capacity for Community Based
Resource Management +. Report for SIG and PSLP under the Coral Triangle
Initiative. http://bit.ly/161Excp
Govan, H. 2013. Implementation Plan for The National Plan
of Action of the Coral Triangle Initiative On Coral
Reefs, Fisheries And Food Security In Solomon Islands 2013-2016. MECM /
MFMR of Solomon Islands Government. http://bit.ly/161Excp
*Govan, H. And S.
Jupiter. 2013. Can the IUCN 2008
Protected Areas Management Categories support Pacific island
approaches to conservation? PARKS 19(1) 73-80. https://bit.ly/3m0o8kp
Carleton, C., J.
Hambrey, H. Govan and P. Medley. 2013. Effective management of sea cucumber
fisheries and the bêche-de-mer trade in Melanesia: bringing the industry
under rational control. A report prepared by Nautilus Consultants on Behalf of
the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
http://bit.ly/159yYGW
*Melick DR, Kinch
JP, Govan H. 2012. How Global Biodiversity Targets Risk
Becoming Counterproductive: The Case of Papua New Guinea. Conservat Soc 2012;10:344-53 http://www.conservationandsociety.org/text.asp?2012/10/4/344/105559
Govan, H. 2012. Fiji’s mineral wealth and the lessons of
history: A blessing or a curse. Mai Life Magazine, Suva, Fiji. Pp 26-27 http://bit.ly/1tbmauP
Govan, H., S. Jupiter and J. Comley. 2012. Recognition and Support of
ICCAs in Fiji. In: Kothari, A. with Corrigan, C., Jonas, H., Neumann, A., and
Shrumm, H. (eds). Recognising and
Supporting Territories and Areas Conserved By
Indigenous Peoples And Local Communities: Global Overview and National Case
Studies. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, ICCA
Consortium, Kalpavriksh, and Natural Justice,
Montreal, Canada. Technical Series no. 64. http://bit.ly/1s5IZEI
*Hastings, J;
Thomas, S; Burgener, V; Gjerde, K; Laffoley, D; Salm,
R; McCook, L; Pet-Soede, L; Eichbaum, WM; Bottema, M; Hemley, G; Tanzer, J;
Roberts, CM; Govan, H and Fox, HE
(2012) Safeguarding the Blue Planet:
Six strategies for accelerating ocean protection. The International Journal of
Protected Areas and Conservation. 18(1): 13. http://bit.ly/159ADw3
Hambrey, J.H., H. Govan and C. Carleton. 2012. Opportunities for the development of the
Pacific islands’ mariculture sector. Report to the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community by Hambrey Consulting. Noumea. ISBN: 978-982-00-0529-7. http://bit.ly/wn6MTK
Govan, H.;
Comley, J.; Tan, W.; Guilbeaux, M.; Vave, R. 2011. Recommendations from ten years of monitoring under the LMMA network's
learning framework.: Drafting Team of the LMMA Network Learning Committee.
4 pp. http://bit.ly/26lNFbx
Govan et al 2011.
Management guides for species important
to community based managers: A compilation of
priority species at sites associated with the LMMA Network (Pacific countries).
Report to the LMMA Network and the SPC. http://bit.ly/1erpBYd
Govan, H. 2011. Good coastal management practices in the
Pacific: experiences from the field. – Apia, Samoa :
ICRI/SPREP, 2011. 42 p ISBN: 978-982-04-0427-4 (print) 978-982-04-0428-1
(online). https://bit.ly/ICRIGovan2011
Govan, H. 2011. Conservation and Sustainable Use of the
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity of the Bismarck Solomon Seas project:
Assessment of effectiveness and impacts of project C - 2005/081-621 funded by
the European Union and implemented by the World Wide
Fund for Nature – Western Melanesia Program Office 2006-2011. http://bit.ly/1T6oW1l
Govan, H., A. Schwarz and D. Boso. 2011. Towards Integrated Islands Management: Lessons from Lau, Malaita,
Solomon Islands, for the implementation of national approaches to resource
management. Report for WorldFish Centre and SPREP 62pp. http://bit.ly/kwA8ee
Govan, H. 2011. How can we support communities to build on
what they have for a better life? Supplementary livelihoods in the Pacific.
FSPI Reports, Suva, Fiji. http://bit.ly/1fx84Nt
Govan, H. 2011. Building on what we have for a better life:
Asking the right questions to improve livelihoods. Workbook. FSPI Reports,
Suva, Fiji http://bit.ly/GPwdiY
FLMMA, 2011.
FLMMA Operations Guide - The Way We Work Together. Guidelines for members of
the FLMMA Network. (H. Govan and S. Meo – compilers) http://bit.ly/FLMMAOpsGuide
Pratt, C. and H. Govan.
2010. Our Sea of Islands, Our
Livelihoods, Our Oceania. Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape: a catalyst
for implementation of ocean policy. (Includes the policy). SPREP, Apia, Samoa. http://bit.ly/FrPacOc
Pacific Islands
Forum Leaders. 2010. Framework for a
Pacific Oceanscape. Forum Communique. Annex D. Endorsed at 41st
Pacific Islands Forum Port Vila, Vanuatu 4 - 5 August 2010. Developed by Pratt,
C. and H. Govan and reviewed by CROP
Marine Sector Working Group.
Govan, H.
(Editor) 2010. Governance &
Management issues of Marine Managed Areas: Report on Workshop Theme 1.
Conférence régionale Pacifique
des Aires Marines, 15-19 November 2009, Moorea, French Polynesia.
Govan, H. 2010. Information needs of Pacific coastal
resource managers: The implications for research and monitoring. Discussion
paper of the LMMA Network. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34331.67360 http://bit.ly/2qtdQRG
MECM/MFMR 2009. Solomon Islands National Plan of Action -
Coral Triangle Initiative on coral reefs, fisheries
and food security. SIG, Honiara, Solomon Islands. Compiler and facilitator:
H. Govan. http://bit.ly/SINPOA
Govan, H. 2009. Tapping the potential of coastal
communities for improving livelihoods and conservation. In: M. Wolff and M.
Gardener (eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Galapagos Science Symposium, Charles
Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador. Pp 43-44.
Govan, H. 2009. Achieving the potential of locally managed
marine areas in the South Pacific. SPC Traditional Marine Resource
Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin #25 – July 2009, pp16-25. http://www.spc.int/coastfish/news/Trad/25/Trad25_16_Govan.pdf
Govan, H. 2009.
Chapter 6.2: Approaches for coastal
planning and resource management. People, participation
and the tropical scientist. pp 172-196 In Tropical waters and their living
resources: their ecology, assessment and management.
M. Wolff (ed.), Verlag H.M. Hauschild GmbH, Bremen, Germany. http://bit.ly/1sceic4
Govan, H.,
Alifereti Tawake, Kesaia Tabunakawai, Aaron Jenkins, Antoine Lasgorceix, Erika Techera, Hugo Tafea,
Jeff Kinch, Jess Feehely, Pulea
Ifopo, Roy Hills, Semese Alefaio, Semisi Meo, Shauna Troniak, Siola’a Malimali, Sylvia George, Talavou Tauaefa, Tevi Obed.
2009. Community Conserved Areas: A review of status & needs in Melanesia
and Polynesia. ICCA regional review for CENESTA /TILCEPA /TGER /IUCN/
GEF-SGP. https://www.sprep.org/att/IRC/eCOPIES/Pacific_Region/422.pdf
Govan, H.,
Tawake, A., Tabunakawai, K., Jenkins, A.,Lasgorceix,
A., Schwarz, A.-M., Aalbersberg, B., Manele,B., Vieux, C., Notere, D.,
Afzal, D., Techera, E.,Rasalato, E. T., Sykes, H.,
Walton, H., Tafea, H.,Korovulavula,
I., Comley, J., Kinch, J., Feehely, J., Petit,J., Heaps, L., Anderson, P., Cohen, P., Ifopo, P., Vave,R., Hills, R., Tawakelevu, S., Alefaio, S., Meo, S.,Troniak,
S., Malimali, S., Kukuian,
S., George, S.,Tauaefa, T. and Obed, T. 2009. Status and potential of locally-managed
marine areas in the Pacific Island Region: meeting nature conservation and
sustainable livelihood targets through wide-spread implementation of LMMAs.
SPREP/WWF/WFC-Reefbase/CRISP. 80pp + 5 annexes. SPREP,
Apia, Samoa. ISBN: 978-982-04-0402-1 (last edition http://bit.ly/LMMAreview2009).
Govan, H., P.
Cohen, C. Vieux, A. Tewfik, M.K. Tan, S.L. Tan, M.J. Radius, L.H. Teh and S.Abdullah, 2009. Map: Marine Managed Areas in the Pacific.
SPREP, WWF and WorldFish Center. http://www.reefbase.org/resource_center/publication/main.aspx?refid=27462
Govan, H., A.
Tawake, I. Korovulavula and S. Tawakelevu. 2009. Summary analysis of site support costs for
Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) - Institute of Applied Sciences
(USP) sites. IAS Technical Report. 2009/02. June 2009. University of the South
Pacific, Suva, Fiji. https://bit.ly/3o3HqYi
Govan, H. 2008. Overview: Reclaiming “Protected Areas” as a
Livelihood Tool for Pacific Island People in: Cohen, P., A.D. Valemei and H. Govan. 2008. Annotated Bibliography on
Socio-economic and Ecological Impacts of Marine Protected Areas in Pacific
Island Countries. WorldFish Bibliography No. 1870. The WorldFish Center,
Penang, Malaysia. 36 pp.
Cohen, P., A.D. Valemei and H. Govan. 2008. Annotated Bibliography on Socio-economic and Ecological Impacts of
Marine Protected Areas in Pacific Island Countries. WorldFish Bibliography
No. 1870. The WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia. 36 pp.
Govan, H. Tawake, A. and Tabunakawai, K. 2008. South Pacific’s potential to enhance
livelihoods and meet international obligations. ECO. Vol 20, Issue 2, Feb
13, 2008. Available on the internet at www.cbdalliance.org
*Govan, H., E. Austin-Delaney,
S. Wale, H. Tafea, S. Alefaio, S. Rena Gereva, T.
Maltali, F. Robinson, F. Nainoca and Z. Khan. 2008. What Marine Education Does The South Pacific Really Need? IPMEC: Keynote Address.
Current - The Journal of Marine Education. Volume 24 • Number 2. 34-39. http://bit.ly/2geY88W
Govan, H., Aalbersberg, W., Tawake, A., and Parks, J. 2008.
Locally-Managed Marine Areas: A guide to supporting Community-Based Adaptive
Management. The Locally-Managed Marine Area Network English / French
Gillett R.,
Preston G., Nash W., Govan H., Adams T., Lam M. 2008. Livelihood
diversification as a marine resource management tool in the Pacific islands:
Lessons learned. SPC Fisheries Newsletter 125:32-39. http://bit.ly/1rsFlXs
Fedder, B. and H.
Govan. 2007. Assessment of Global
Marine Biodiversity Indicators for the Global Environment Facility Resource
Allocation Framework (GEF RAF). A summary of findings – Report for Foundation
of the Peoples of the South pacific International, Suva Fiji.
Govan, H. 2007.
People and Reefs in the Pacific – People and Livelihoods in: Cohen, P., A.D. Valemei and H. Govan, 2008. Annotated Bibliography on
Socio-economic and Ecological Impacts of Marine Protected Areas in Pacific
Island Countries. WorldFish Bibliography No. 187. The WorldFish Center Penang.
*Govan, H.
Tawake, A. and Tabunakawai, K. 2006. Community-based marine resource management
in the South Pacific. PARKS Vol 16 No 1, 21-27. 63-67.
*Solís Rivera, V.
Madrigal Cordero, P. Fonseca Borrás, M. Govan H. and Varela, V. 2006. Community conservation areas in Central
America: recognising them for equity and good governance. PARKS Vol 16 No 1, 21-27.
Govan, H., S. Wale, H. Tafea,
P. Ramohia, E. Austin-Delaney, S. Rena Gereva, T.
Maltali, T. Betero, S. Alefaio, F. Robinson and W. Sivoi.
2005. “Working with communities to improve coastal livelihoods: Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and
Kiribati”, paper presented at IMPAC meeting, Geelong, October 2005.
Govan, H. 2005.
Voices - A New Era Or Missed Opportunity?: Public
Participation And The Pacific Plan. Pacific Magazine, November.
(http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2005/11/01/voices---a-new-era-or-missed-opportunity)
Govan, H. 2004.
Netting ideas for fisheries management in the South Pacific. Islands business
magazine, April 2004. 2pp
Govan, H. 2003.
Co-management of natural resources in Central America: The road to “equitable
distribution of the benefits of biodiversity” or another empty discourse of the
technical elite? Prepared as a contribution to the EPP Initiative: LESSONS
LEARNED IN COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT AND CO-MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND PROTECTED AREAS: focus on coastal and marine resources and Indigenous
People’s communities in Central America and the Caribbean.
Govan H. and J.B.
Hambrey. 2002. Participatory Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The Way
Forward? InterCoast – International Newsletter of
Coastal Management. Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island. Fall
2002. pp 20-23.
National
Geographic/Center for Support of Native Lands. 2002. Map of Indigenous Peoples and Natural
Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico. National Geographic Society, Washington DC
(coordinator: marine resources and coastal peoples). https://www.eli.org/sites/default/files/eli-pubs/3801.pdf
Gonzáles, M.,
Marta Villegas, Hugh Govan, Leonora Cordoba, Victor Atencio. Aprendamos a usar las leyes en nuestra comunidad:
Discusión y análisis participativo sobre algunos problemas legales en los Territorios Indígenas Ngäbe de
Alto Laguna de Osa y Coto Brus. 2002. Fundacion
TUVA/ACT. ISBN 9968-9986-1-3 [Guide to Costa Rican legislation for indigenous
peoples]
Loria, Rocio, J.E
Solano, Rosaura Barrantes, Lourdes Morales, Hugh Govan. 2002. La artesanía Ngäbe en Costa Rica: Viabilidad productiva,
socio-cultural, ecológica y de mercado. Fundacion TUVA/ACT.
[Market study for Ngäbe arts and crafts]
Govan, H. 2001.
Asking the fishermen: Prospects for participatory management of Danube
sturgeon. Policy Matters, Newsletter of the IUCN Commission on Environmental,
Economic and Social Policy, no. 8, 19-21.
Borrini-Feyerabend,
G., M.T Farvar, V. Solis and H.
Govan. 2001. Manejo conjunto de los recursos naturales. GTZ y IUCN. Kasparek Verlag,
Heidelberg, Germany.
Govan, H. 2000.
Building on local culture for natural resource management in the Pacific. CM
News No. 4. IUCN. Page 19
Govan, H. et al.
2000. Community monitoring of Leatherback turtle nesting on the Osa Peninsula,
Costa Rica, 1999-2000. Final report to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries
Service.
Govan, H., B.
Hoffman, and E. Sztein, with L. Madrigal, M. Plotkin,
V. van Roosmalen, and G. Zuluaga. 2000. Biodiversity, Biotechnology, And
Indigenous People: A Position
Paper. Amazon Conservation Team for
Rockefeller Foundation. 80pp.
Govan, H. 1999.
Empowering local communities to reverse the decline of coral reef ecosystems in
Fiji. Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific, Fiji, Suva.
Govan, H. 1999b.
Process timetable and workshop contents: Community-based management of coral
reefs. Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific, Fiji, Suva. 10pp
Govan, H. &
H. Hartmann (eds.) 1999. Memoria de la cuarta reunión de la red
ALFA-COSTA, San Jose, Costa Rica. 30pp.
Nabhan, G., H.
Govan, S.A. Eckert & J.A. Seminoff. 1999. Sea Turtle Workshop for the
Indigenous Seri Tribe. Marine Turtle Newsletter 86:14.
Govan, H. 1998.
Community turtle conservation at Río Oro on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
Marine Turtle Newsletter 80: 10-11. http://www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn80/mtn80p10.shtml
Govan, H., A.
Inglis, J. Pretty, M. Harrison, and A. Wightman. 1998. Best practice in
community participation for National Parks in Scotland. Review #107. Scottish
Natural Heritage, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Govan, H., S.
Guy, A. Inglis & A. Wightman. 1997. Area Sustainability Strategies Project:
Participatory Strategy and Training Plan. Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness,
Scotland.
Govan, H. 1997.
Building on local culture for development. in Environment and development in
the Pacific. Burt, B. and C. Clerk (eds.)
Earthscan/Blackwell Academic Publishers.
Govan, H. (ed.) 1997.
Memoria de la tercera reunión
de la red ALFA-COSTA, Leon, Nicaragua. 81pp.
*Inglis, A., H. Govan and S. Guy. 1997. Local voices to the surface:
participatory Coastal Zone Management in the Solway Firth. PLA Notes 30. http://bit.ly/2GkaHIf
Nautilus
Consultants 1997. Status of the Scottish
Shellfish Farming Industry.
Nautilus
Consultants 1996. Status of the Guernsey
fishing Industry and prospects for the future. Consultancy report.
Nautilus
Consultants 1996. Draft Issues
Report. Solway Firth Partnership,
Dumfries.
Govan, H. (ed.) 1996.
Solway Firth Information Review: Status and background for the
management plan. Scottish Natural
Heritage, Dumfries, 300pp.
Govan, H. (ed.) 1996.
Memoria de la primera reunión
de la red ALFA-COSTA, La Rochelle, France. 100pp.
Govan, H. 1995.
Prospects for the biological control of predators of cultivated giant clams.
Govan, H. and
J.H. Hambrey. 1995. Integrated Coastal Zone Management - Participatory
management: the way forward? Nautilus technical reports. 6. 10pp.
Govan, H. and Rio Oro Community.
1996. Plan de Manejo. [Draft community management plan presented to
the Ministry of the Environment, Costa Rica.
In Spanish]. 50pp.
Govan, H. 1996.
El recurso de tortugas
marinas en Río Oro, Península
de Osa. Informe a ADECORO y el Ministerio del Ambiente. 40 páginas.
Govan, H. 1996.
Traditional Tari fishing on NW Guadalcanal. SPC Traditional Marine Resource
Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin #6 January. http://bit.ly/2Gi0lIQ
Govan, H. 1995.
Incorporation of participatory research into a coastal aquaculture research
programme. Paper presented at a workshop "Potential for process monitoring
in project management and organizational change". ODI/CDS, London.
Govan, H. 1995.
Traditional Tari fishing on NW Guadalcanal. Traditional marine resource
management and knowledge, SPC Information Bulletin.
Govan, H. 1995. Cymatium muricinum
and other ranellid gastropods: major predators of maricultured
tridacnid clams. ICLARM Technical Report 49. http://www.worldfishcenter.org/libinfo/Pdf/Pub%20TR4%2049.pdf
*Govan, H. 1994.
Predators of maricultured tridacnid clams. 7th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam, June 1992. 2: 749-753.
Govan, H. 1994.
Sewage pollution: the Firth of Forth and the wider scenario. Script, Edinburgh
Film Workshop.
Govan, H. 1994.
Medio Ambiente Márino: Plan
de estudios para la escuela
taller de medio ambiente, Estepona. [curriculum on
marine environmental studies for the Estepona Youth Training Scheme and
Workshop, Spain].
Hambrey, J., C.
Carlton and H.Govan. 1994. Local Fisheries Management: A review
of international experience, its application to Scotland and its implications
for the natural heritage. Nautilus Consultants Report.
Govan, H. 1993.
Participatory research in giant clam farming. Naga, The ICLARM Quarterly,
January, p8-10. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2946
Govan, H., L.Y.
Fabro and E. Ropeti. 1993. Controlling predators of
giant clams. In Fitt W.K. (Ed.), Biology and
mariculture of giant clams. ACIAR Proceedings 7: 111-118.
Govan, H. 1993.
Flying fish season (Tauika) in Bellona. Naga, The
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Observations on giant clams
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