Mobilizing Resources for Marine Turtle Conservation in Asia: A Cross-Country Perspective
This study reports the results of a comparative study conducted in China, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam that assessed households’ willingness to pay for marine turtle conservation and the potential to mobilize funds. Results suggest that many peo
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and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia
Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia
Nancy Olewiler • Herminia A. Francisco Alice Joan G. Ferrer Editors
Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia
Editors Nancy Olewiler School of Public Policy Simon Fraser University Vancouver, Canada
Herminia A. Francisco Economy & Environment Program for Southeast Asia WorldFish Los Banos, Philippines
Alice Joan G. Ferrer Division of Social Sciences University of the Philippines Visayas Iloilo, Philippines
ISBN 978-981-10-0139-0 ISBN 978-981-10-0141-3 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0141-3
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Foreword
With 30 % of the world’s coral reefs and 33 % of the world’s mangroves, Southeast Asia (SEA) hosts some of the richest coastal marine systems in the world and is responsible for about 25 % of the global fish production. However, SEA’s highly diverse coastal marine resources are under stress. Overfishing, destructive fishing practices, pollution, and coastal development are all causing resource decline and degradation. Additionally, pressure from population growth and rising income inequality threatens the region’s food security and social stability. For millions of Southeast Asians, fish is an important source of dietary protein, and the marine coastal environment provides an important source of livelihood and income. Continuous degradation and decline of coastal marine systems has adversely affected fisher incomes, fisheries employment, revenues, and trade. Protecting the marine coastal environment and the livelihoods of the people depen
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