| dc.creator |
Macusi, Edison D. |
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| dc.creator |
Katikiro, Robert E. |
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| dc.creator |
Deepananda, Ashoka K. |
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| dc.creator |
Jimenez, Leah A. |
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| dc.creator |
Conte, Alen R. |
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| dc.creator |
Fadli, Nur |
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| dc.date |
2016-09-21T17:31:32Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-09-21T17:31:32Z |
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| dc.date |
2011 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T08:26:08Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T08:26:08Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Macusi, E.D., Katikiro, R.E., Deepananda, K.A., Jimenez, L.A., Conte, A.R. and Fadli, N., 2011. Human induced degradation of coastal resources in Asia Pacific and implications on management and food security. Journal of Nature Studies, 9, pp.13-28. |
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| dc.identifier |
1655-3179 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4221 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4221 |
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| dc.description |
Currently, 41% of the world's total population and about a third of urban megacities are
found within the coastal zone. The coastal watersheds and nearshore marine areas are the most
productive and dynamic regions in the world. This strategic location for food, trade, commerce
and tourism boasts more than half of the total service value of the global environment
production. However, the changing environment also sports this area to be most vulnerable to
human impacts such as climate change, pollution, coastal development, urbanization,
fragmentation and degradation. The impact of these threats could hamper the millennium
development goals of most Asia Pacific countries, producing hunger and poverty. Though
fisheries resources were once abundant, the unsustainable practices of unregulated fishing gears,
mesh net sizes and increased number of motorized boats have all fished the seas resulting to
decreased predators in the food chain. Fishing employs more than 6 million fishers in the Asia
Pacific and a primary source of livelihood for a majority of the population living in the coasts.
The fisheries sector also plays a critical role in the economic, social and cultural developments of
these nations contributing significantly (~12%) to their animal protein intake and 20% to their
national GDP through export earnings. The coastal resources of Asia Pacific have an estimated
total value of US$ 357 billion dollars but their value are fast declining due to a combination of
rapid population growth, urbanization, coastal developments, overfishing and destructive fishing
methods. Such declines have increased poverty among coastal fishers who are directly affected
by changes in demography and development in the coasts. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.subject |
Coastal degradation |
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| dc.subject |
Food insecurity |
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| dc.subject |
Marine ecosystem |
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| dc.subject |
Overfishing |
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| dc.subject |
Asia Pacific |
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| dc.title |
Human Induced Degradation of Coastal Resources in Asia Pacific and Implications on Management and Food Security |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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