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T1 Regional communication strategy for coral reef management in South Asia
A1 Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation, 
A2 Pandey, C N
A2 Bhalani, Dhiraj L
A2 Raval, B R
A2 Pandey, Richa
A2 Suthar, Jignesh
A2 Joshi, Mehul
K1 regional convention
K1 regional plan
K1 regional planning
K1 coast protection
K1 coastal area
K1 coastal ecosystem
K1 coastal environment
K1 coastal pollution
K1 coastal water
K1 marine conservation area
K1 marine ecosystem
K1 marine fauna
K1 marine pollution
K1 communication
K1 communication policy
K1 coral reef
PB Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER)
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8082
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8082
NO Coastal and marine ecosystems support very rich speciecs diversity in south Asia as the region has numerous estuaries, lagoons, mangrove areas, coral reefs, sea-grasses and coastal wetland that provide essential habitats for many rare and valuable species, which in turn provide vital goods and services to millions of people. In South Asian region, countries like Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have coral reefs, which are facing numerous threats due to natural and anthropogenic factors. The livelihoods of many reef dependent communities are at risk as the coastal resources are rapidly shrinking. Increasing demand and declining productivity of coastal bio-resources make the issues more complex. The management and conservation of coral reefs is one of the most challenging tasks for conservationists and marine bio-resource managers in South Asia. South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) initiated specific programmes to deal with the management and conservation issues by establishing the South Asia Coral ReefTask Force (SACRTF) and in the first meeting of SACRTF, the members realized the need for a comprehensive communication strategy for coral reef management in South Asia. This task was assigned to Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) foundation, India.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026