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Status of coral reefs in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka

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Title Status of coral reefs in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka
 
Creator Rajasuriya, A.
Zahir, H.
Muley, E.V.
Subramanian, B.R.
Venkataraman, K.
Wafar, M.V.M.
Khan, S.M.M.H.
Whittingham, E.
 
Subject coral reefs
natural resources
protected resources
resource management
biodiversity
government; legislation
 
Description The most extensive coral reefs in South Asia are found in the atolls of Lakshadweep, Maldives, Chagos and the high islands of Andaman and Nicobar. There are many fringing and offshore patch reefs in India and Sri Lanka. In Bangladesh corals occur only around St. Martin's Island. Pakistan has poorly developed scattered reef communities. Natural disturbances and the lack of management of human activities continue to cause widespread damage to coral reefs in the region. In general, legal and governance aspects of coral reef management and conservation in South Asia can be characterized by the absence of capacity and in many cases political will to implement and enforce legislation. Marine protected areas are not well managed across South Asia and there has been little improvement in the last five years. Management is further affected due to the absence of funding, infrastructure and trained and motivated staff. Capacity to monitor the biophysical status of reefs has been improved and socio-economic monitoring capability is currently being developed. This status report provides information on the current status of reefs and their management.
 
Date 2008-08-03T10:09:22Z
2008-08-03T10:09:22Z
2002
 
Type Conference Article
 
Identifier Proceedings of the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, 23-27 October 2000. Vol. 2. eds. by: Moosa, M.K.; Soemodihardjo, S.; Soegiarto, A.; Romimohtarto, K.; Nontji, A.; Soekarno; Suharsono. 841-845p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1342
 
Language en
 
Publisher Ministry of Environment; Bali; Indonesia