World wide fund for nature South Africa (WWF) and the case of the West Coast rock lobster

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Taryn Miller
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Responsible Leadership ◽  
Rock Lobster ◽  
The West ◽  
Total Allowable Catch ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Government

Subject area The following subjects are addressed through the case: Integrated thinking; professional skills; ethics and values; sustainability; and responsible leadership. Study level/applicability This teaching case is aimed at Postgraduate accounting honours or masters students or MBA students. Case overview The case begins on 16 May 2018, with Jason Roberts, Head of Environmental Programmes at World wide fund for nature (WWF), reflecting over bad news. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (“DAFF”, also referred to as “government”), have just approved the 2017/2018 Total Allowable Catch (“TAC”) for the West Coast (WC) rock lobster at 1,924 tons, almost three times the amount recommended by the scientific community. The events describe a history of tension between the primary objectives of the WWF and the government; difficulties in stakeholder management, and the potential consequences for the survival of the WC rock lobster and those who depend on it for their livelihood. The different perspectives held by different stakeholders; the relevance of the scientific evidence; the legal provisions in place and the process applicable to making the TAC decision; all highlight the complex environment in which decisions were made; to which the WWF is wondering how to respond. Expected learning outcomes The case’s primary learning objective is to highlight the variety of considerations involved in complex decision-making, also known as “integrated thinking”. Students will be required to critically analyse and evaluate the information in the case, as well as the exhibits; to comment on the appropriateness of various decisions and recommendations; evaluate the ethical/moral responsibilities of WWF; understand different perspectives and the reasons for these perspectives; identify actions and statements that reflect responsible leadership, as well as those that reflect the contrary; and apply learnings from this case to personally reflect on one’s role as a responsible business leader. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 1: Accounting and Finance.

Tourism public-private partnership (PPP) projects: an exploratory-sequential approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa Ghanem ◽  
Ibrahim Elshaer ◽  
Samar Saad
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Sequential Approach ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to address the absence of a thorough understanding of commitment in tourism public-private partnerships (PPP) by exploring antecedents of PPP commitment and their underpinning relationships in regard to the destination management system (DMS). Design/methodology/approach An empirical investigation of the case of the Egyptian DMS, a PPP which was forsaken by the government partner and which subsequently failed. Qualitative and quantitative approaches are used for a comprehensive overview of the researched phenomena pertaining to external and internal stakeholders. Findings The results indicated that stakeholder management, relational capital, perceived benefits and stakeholder capabilities could influence intentions to commit to a tourism PPP project. Also, the latter three factors were found to mediate the relationship between stakeholder management and long-term PPP commitment. The results also shed light on the important aspects of non-contractual, interpersonal relationships between internal and external PPP stakeholders. Originality/value This research pioneers inquiries on the commitment of Tourism PPP/DMS projects and its possible drivers in a non-Western context. Also, this study contributes to knowledge by exploring the relationship within and between internal (partners) and external (e.g. local service providers) stakeholder groups and provided evidence on the crucial role of both on long-term PPP commitment and success. The current study has a few significant contributions to the PPP literature regarding the commitment and success of PPP in the complicated environments in which tourism PPP projects are operated. Moreover, this study offers essential information and practices for improving partner relationships with external stakeholders.

scholarly journals Model Kebijakan Penetapan Institusi Masjid sebagai Shelter dalam Sistem Logistik Bencana di Kota Padang

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Winny Zilkhalida Hadi ◽  
Rika Ampuh Hadiguna
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
World Health ◽  
House Of Quality ◽  
The West ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Disaster Logistics ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization

The west coast of Sumatera island is one of potential areas of the earthquake and tsunami that requires high vigilance and preparedness seriously. One is the well-prepared-disaster logistics system. World Health Organization (WHO) has been divided into 10 categories of logistics, including the temporary shelter. The purpose of this study is to study attributes that should be required for the mosque as a shelter for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Padang and provide recommendations to the government of Padang to prepare the mosque as a shelter. Formulation of mosque attributes as a shelter eligibility has been obtained through literature review and interviews. Attributes have been formulated in the form of questionnaires that filled out by prospective refugees of the earthquake and tsunami in Padang . Result of questionnaire has been used to build the House of Quality (HOQ). Furthermore, a SWOT analysis has been conducted to formulate a strategy for local government in an effort to empower mosques as shelters in Padang. This research has resulted 14 attributes of feasibility mosque as a shelter. Attributes divided into seven categories. Strategies that result based SWOT analysis have nine formulations that consists of two SO strategies, four WO strategies, two ST strategies, and one WT strategies. Implementation of this strategies required responsibility and cooperation between government, community, NGO, and leaders. Keywords: strategy, logistics, mosque, QFD, SWOT analysis AbstrakPantai barat pulau Sumatera merupakan salah satu potensi daerah gempa dan tsunami yang membutuhkan kewaspadaan tinggi dan kesiapan serius. Salah satunya adalah sistem logistik disiapkan bencana. Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) telah membagi menjadi 10 kategori logistik termasuk tempat penampungan sementara. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mempelajari atribut yang harus diperlukan untuk masjid sebagai tempat penampungan bagi korban gempa dan tsunami di Padang dan memberikan rekomendasi kepada Pemerintah Kota Padang untuk menyiapkan masjid sebagai tempat berlindung. Perumusan masjid atribut sebagai kelayakan penampungan telah diperoleh melalui kajian pustaka dan wawancara. Atribut telah dirumuskan dalam bentuk kuesioner yang diisi oleh calon pengungsi dari gempa dan tsunami di Padang. Hasil kuesioner telah digunakan untuk membangun Rumah Kualitas (HOQ). Selain itu, analisis SWOT telah dilakukan untuk merumuskan strategi bagi pemerintah daerah dalam upaya memberdayakan masjid sebagai tempat penampungan di Padang. Penelitian ini telah menghasilkan 14 atribut kelayakan masjid sebagai tempat berlindung. Atribut dibagi menjadi tujuh kategori. Strategi yang hasil yang didasarkan analisis SWOT memiliki sembilan formulasi yang terdiri dari dua SO strategi, empat WO strategi, dua strategi ST, dan satu strategi WT. Pelaksanaan strategi ini diperlukan tanggung jawab dan kerjasama antara pemerintah, masyarakat, LSM, dan pemimpin.Kata Kunci : strategi, logistik, masjid, QFD, analisis SWOT

Jasus lalandii 'walkouts' or mass strandings in South Africa during the 1990s: an overview

2001 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Cockcroft
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
West Coast ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Rock Lobster ◽  
The West ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions ◽  
Oxygen Conditions ◽  
Mass Mortalities

Faunal mass mortalities are a sporadic, but not uncommon, feature of the West and South coasts of South Africa. Five mass mortalities of West Coast rock lobsterJasus lalandii, including three of the most severe ever recorded in South Africa, occurred in the 1990s and resulted in the stranding of about 2263 tonnes of lobster. The bulk (97%) of the loss occurred in the last three years of the decade. The five events occurred within an 80 km stretch of coastline that straddled two fishing zones and resulted from hypoxic conditions associated with highbiomass dinoflagellate blooms. In each case, the quantity of lobsters stranded was directly related to the extent or duration of low-oxygen conditions. Small females constituted the bulk of the lobster stranded in most events. The lobster fisheries in the affected fishing zones suffered severe impacts. Recovery in one zone appears to be extremely slow, whereas the other zone is more resilient. Not only would a continuation of the trend of increasing frequency and severity of lobster strandings devastate the rock-lobster fishing industry and the employment prospects of small fishing communities, but it could also seriously affect the ecology of the region.

Kazakhstan will silence dissenting voices amid crisis

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lower House ◽  
International Image ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Government

Subject Prosecutions for questioning Kazakhstan's statehood. Significance Two civil society activists in Kazakhstan, Yermek Narymbayev and Serikjan Mambetalin, were jailed on January 22 after being found guilty of 'inciting ethnic discord' for comments they posted on Facebook. The verdict, condemned by domestic and international human rights groups, came shortly before the authorities announced that elections to the lower house of parliament originally scheduled for January 2017 had been brought forward to March 20. Impacts Nazarbayev's Nur Otan party will win a majority in the March polls and other parties that gain seats will have tacit government approval. Crackdowns on freedom of expression will tarnish efforts to maintain good relations with the West. The government will continue to fund costly lobbying campaigns to improve its international image.

Belarus will contest gas price as Russia's charms fade

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Lower Price ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Term Energy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gas Price

Subject Arguments about gas prices as a reflection of deteriorating relations. Significance Attempts by the Belarusian government to secure a lower price for gas imported from Russia have political undertones. The government is cautiously distancing itself from Moscow while signalling an openness to improved ties with the West. A long-term energy security programme adopted in December 2015 sets out steps towards diversifying fuel imports and would, if successful, undermine Russia's role as monopoly supplier. Impacts Reduced economic reliance on Russia is likely to be accompanied by greater political frictions. A worsening relationship could prompt Moscow to consider covertly undermining the Belarusian leadership. The government is unlikely to institute democratic and human rights reforms. This reluctance to change will be a constraint on closer EU ties.

Mitochondrial DNA variation of the west-coast rock lobster, Jasus lalandii: marked genetic diversity differences among sampling sites

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad A. Matthee ◽  
Andrew C. Cockcroft ◽  
Keshni Gopal ◽  
Sophie von der Heyden
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Haplotype Network ◽  
Phylogeographic Structure ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Rock Lobster ◽  
The West ◽  
Mt Dna ◽  
Dna Variation ◽  
Intensive Exploitation

Jasus lalandii (Milne-Edwards 1837), the west-coast rock lobster, occurs in the shallow, cool–temperate waters along the south and west coasts of southern Africa. This species has a long history of intensive exploitation, which has had a significant impact on population numbers in the past. To enhance our current understanding of lobster population structuring, genetic data from the mitochondrial (mt) DNA 16S rRNA gene was generated for 235 adult individuals collected at eight sampling sites. Most individuals (59.6%) share a common haplotype and 35 unique haplotypes were dispersed throughout the range. In total, 97.2% of the variation was found among individuals within sampling sites and 2.8% was among sites. Pairwise ΦST analyses revealed shallow, yet significant structure between Hout Bay individuals and some other sampling sites. The J. lalandii haplotype network indicates a starlike structure with no geographic signal; however, genetic diversity sharply decreases towards the edges of the species distribution. The general lack of phylogeographic structure among J. lalandii populations probably results from the absence of strong barriers to larval dispersal. Based on our mtDNA data there is no justification for the recognition of separate fishing stocks, but the high genetic diversities of populations at Hout Bay and Cape Hangklip, the latter currently outside of marine protected areas, makes these populations critical to conservation efforts.

scholarly journals Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 335-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Campbell ◽  
D Holley ◽  
D Christianopolous ◽  
N Caputi ◽  
NG Gales
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Rock Lobster ◽  
The West ◽  
Sea Lions ◽  
Lobster Fishery ◽  
Incidental Mortality

scholarly journals Pro-Civil Society Empowerment Programs of Fishermen in the West Coast Region of Buleleng Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 382
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Sukraaliawan ◽  
A.A. Ngurah Anom Kumbara ◽  
A.A. Bagus Wirawan ◽  
I Gde Made Metera
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Fishing Communities ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
The West ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
The Government ◽  
Coast Region

The marine area of the west coast of Buleleng Regency has great potential for fisheries and marine affairs which, if managed properly, will be able to provide welfare for people who depend on the fisheries and marine sectors such as fishing communities. However, the reality is that there are still many fishermen who are in poverty so this is an irony for an area that has rich marine potential but the condition of the fishing community is still in the shackles of poverty so that policies or empowerment programs that are more pro-civil society are needed. This research was conducted to find out some of the actions of empowering fishing communities in the West Coast Region of Buleleng Regency, so that they can be useful both theoretically and practically. Data collection methods were carried out through interviews with several informants to obtain primary data and also through observation methods and document studies. Data analysis will be carried out using qualitative analysis, namely organizing data, sorting it into manageable units, synthesizing it, looking for and finding patterns, so that a conclusion is obtained. The research revealed that the sectoral government has implemented several actions that are part of the coastal community empowerment program including fishermen through several activities, namely strengthening the entrepreneurial culture of fishermen, strengthening fishermen's institutions, strengthening participation, strengthening fishermen's capital and through providing revolving capital assistance, as well as infrastructure assistance. As a result, fishing communities can experience positive benefits from empowerment efforts such as increasing fishery and non-fishery business diversification and wider fishing range so that it can affect the socio-economic conditions of fishermen who are getting better. It can be suggested to the related parties, that the fishing community should be provided with fisherman business capital assistance by the government through financial institutions that are no longer considered burdensome to fishermen, such as the necessity of guarantees or collateral in the form of certificates or BPKB when obtaining fisherman business credits that have been This is a complaint of the fishing community, especially the small fishermen.

New elections hold key to Sri Lanka's democratic shift

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
Secretary Of State ◽  
The Government

Subject Political outlook. Significance President Maithripala Sirisena's government has taken a reformist path since winning power in January, in keeping with his electoral promises. The government has moved quickly to affirm friendly ties with major regional powers -- Sirisena has visited India, China and Pakistan. Relations with the West are improving, US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit in early May. Domestically, the government has reintroduced important democratic political rules. Impacts The next administration, if led by the UNP, is likely to shift the investment focus away from hard infrastructure to human capital. Colombo's positive attitude towards ethnic reconciliation would continue under a UNP-led administration. Rajapaksa could be the next prime minister -- though it appears unlikely.

Baku hopes Islamism will buttress Azerbaijani regime

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Political Islam ◽  
Relevant Factor ◽  
The West ◽  
Double Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Policy Shifts ◽  
Charlie Hebdo

Subject Indications from reactions to the Charlie Hebdo incident in Paris of a shift in Azerbaijan's geopolitical orientation. Significance The January 7 terrorist attacks in Paris against the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket received international condemnation. While Baku joined international public opinion in denouncing the attacks, official and semi-official outlets variously justified the attacks or claimed Western anger was tantamount to 'double standards'. Among the population, internet reactions echoed similar themes on social media, and religious protesters held rallies against Charlie Hebdo. While Azerbaijan and its regime are typically portrayed as models of absolutist secularism, reactions to the Paris attacks -- and foreign policy shifts in the past year -- indicate that political Islam is becoming an increasingly relevant factor in politics. Impacts The government will continue and probably increase its use of Islamic language and justifications as part of its campaign against the West. Yet at the same time, the authorities will continue to burnish their secular credentials in English-language and international outlets. Azerbaijan-Iran relations will continue in a positive trajectory. The regime will be willing to incorporate elements of Iranian Shia Islamism as a means of buttressing its security.

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