Fisheries are a big part of livelihood for many villagers in Com. While it is difficult to obtain the exact number of Com’s 3,887 population that practice agriculture and fisheries, it can be assumed that both sectors play a big…
A week before the celebration of International Women’s Day, I spent my Saturday morning chatting with one of the most business-minded and hard-working women in the village of Com, tia Rosa Moreirra Ratu (Tia means aunt in Tetum). I was…
Located at the Lesser Sunda Ecoregion of Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste is endowed with extensive coastal and marine resources such as mangrove forests, coral reefs, sea grass, fisheries, and minerals play a vital role as a support system for regional biodiversity…