The Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach

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dc.creatorSenaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
dc.creatorde Silva, Sanjiv
dc.creatorNagabhatla, N.
dc.creatorFinlayson, C. Max
dc.creatorPattanaik, C.
dc.date2010
dc.date2014-06-13T11:42:39Z
dc.date2014-06-13T11:42:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:01Z
dc.descriptionThis paper highlights the dynamics between land use changes in the Kolleru Ramsar wetland and local livelihood systems and explains these through the lense of national policy responses and international (Ramsar) obligations. A multi-disciplinary approach was adopted by integrating geospatial tools and techniques with policy and livelihoods analysis. The findings show a temporal transfer of policy motives underpinning key land use changes, from agriculture supporting local livelihoods (up to the late 1970's) to maximizing economic values of land through commercial aquaculture (1980's-1999), and finally to ecological restoration and protection (1999 onwards). Each land use change brought new challenges at the local scale. Socio-economic assessments revealed that the demolition of aquaculture ponds (2006) prompted changes in livelihood strategies. Some households diversified their livelihoods (e.g. fishing)), while compensation packages helped this diversification in some instances. From the policy perspective, this case study illustrates the predominance of in-country/local lobbies over international obligations, in decision making for balancing ecosystem conservation with development.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/38671
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161721
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSenaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv; Nagabhatla, N.; Finlayson, C. M.; Pattanaik, C. 2010. The Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach. Paper presented at the 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and Environment, Chennai, India, 5-7 January 2010. Paper No. 551. 10p.
dc.subjectwetlands
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectlakes
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectanalysis
dc.subjectaquaculture
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectsocial aspects
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectlegal aspects
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleThe Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach
dc.typeConference Paper

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