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BY MARKOS TARIKU
ID 4669/08
WORKSHOP PACIFIC
EAST AND WEST AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST
CONCLUDING CHALLENGES
PRO CEE DINGS OF TH E WO R L D H E R ITAGE M AR I NE B I ODI V ER SI TY WO R KSHOP
I N TROD U CT I O N
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PRO CEE DINGS OF TH E WO R L D H E R ITAGE M AR I NE B I ODI V ER SI TY WO R KSHOP
• Several reports on the state of ma- • e.g. climate change. Urgent action is needed to revert
rine ecosystems and related resourc- the decline of these globally signify
es give alarming indications on their
• The World Heritage Convention is a valuable mecha-
condition.
nism for conservation of marine ecosystems, but so
• For example, coral reefs and associ- far its full potential has not been exploited.
ated mangrove forests and sea grass
beds are severely threatened from
combination of human activities and
natural influences,
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PRO CEE DINGS OF TH E WO R L D H E R ITAGE M AR I NE B I ODI V ER SI TY WO R KSHOP
THE HA NO I S TAT E M E N T
•• Sixty-two coastal and marine • The workshop participants concluded that many marine,
scientific experts attended the and small island ecosystems have suffered and con-
“WHMBW: Filling Critical Gaps and tinue to suffer substantial environmental damage.
Promoting Multi-Site Approaches
to New Nominations of Coastal, • Therefore, Workshop participants recommend to the
Marine and Small Island Ecosystems” World Heritage Committee that should focus to ma-
rine, coastal and small island ecosystems:
•• Held in Hanoi, Vietnam on March, 2002.
•• Workshop participants gathered
to assess the marine biodiversity
of the Coastal realm and identify
opportunities to expand World
Heritage coverage of areas of (OUV).
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PRO CEE DINGS OF TH E WO R L D H E R ITAGE M AR I NE B I ODI V ER SI TY WO R KSHOP
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CONCLUDING CHALLENGES
4) LACK OF INTEGRATION OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL VALUES
1) LOSS OF PRISTINE AREAS:
• Where appropriate, cultural heritage values need to be recognized
• Impacts from human pressures. Many human pressures, such as along with natural heritage values. Due to this recognition at the out-
destructive fishing practices, set of the workshop,
• Loss of vital habitats including coral reefs, and sea grasses 5) POLITICAL INSTABILITY:
,coastal, small island and ecosystems resources are at-risk.
• Political instabilities such as civil wars or ethnic unrest hinder both re-
2) INFORMATION GAPS: search and conservation of these areas thus making the World Heri-
• In many regions the assessment of coastal and marine biodiver- tage nomination difficult to achieve.
sity values is hindered by the existence of areas for which little 6) LOSS OF ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY AND SOCIAL COHESION:
or no information relevant to conservation has been gathered.
• The long-term integrity of these areas needs to be maintained, which
3) LIMITED MANAGEMENT CAPACITY: requires monitoring of natural and social variables that influence in-
• Many areas proposed by the regional experts groups lacked any tegrity.
management capacity or had management capacity inadequate • Species richness, population sizes and levels of endemism are not ad-
to support proper environmental protection. equate in most cases.
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