Publisher : Tropical Coasts
Place of publication :
Publication year : 2008
Thematic : Tropical Marine Issues
Language : English
Note
In 2001, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines formed a common 50-year vision for biodiversity and sustainable productivity in the large marine ecosystem (LME) (Miclat and Trono, 2002; and Stakeholders of the SSME, et al., 2004) called the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas1 (SSS). More than 70 marine scientists, socioeconomic experts, resource managers and policymakers from the three countries participated in the formulation of the vision for this marine ecosystem, which is characterized by overlapping boundaries, shared resources and marine life, and transboundary issues. The vision consists of 58 priority conservation areas identified through overlaying locations of importance for mangroves and estuaries, marine plants, coral reefs, demersal fishes and invertebrates, pelagic fi shes, and charismatic species such as sea turtles and marine mammals, among others. These 58 priority conservation areas represent the known range of biodiversity and ecological and evolutionary processes that maintain biodiversity in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas
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Encoded by : Mae Belen Llanza