Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
WorldFish Center
Publication Year:
2020
Publication Place
Solomon Islands
Physical Description:
68 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Solomon Islands
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
43796Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Coral reefs - Policy - Solomon Islands
Coral reefs - Threats
Coral reefs - Management - Local communities
Oil spill - Sea pollution - Coral bleaching
Abstract
This policy analysis identifies threats to coral reefs, evaluates the effectiveness of the existing legal framework to address these threats and formulates recommendations to strengthen community-based natural resource management in Solomon Islands coral reefs of crucial importance for food security and rural livelihoods in the archipelago. Logging is a major yet often overlooked threat to coral reefs in the country. Large-scale logging operations cause massive erosion, which has a detrimental effect on water quality. The shipping accidents oil pollution and uncontrolled construction of log pond associated with the logging industry also have a significant impact on coastal ecosystems.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
WorldFish Center
Publication Year:
2020
Publication Place
Solomon Islands
Physical Description:
68 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Solomon Islands
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
43796 Record Created: 24-Jan-2021
Record Modified: 25-Jan-2021