Soufriere Marine Management Area
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- Created on: 25-01-15 13:41
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- Soufriere Marine Management Area SMMA
- background
- around the coastal town of Soufriere on the Caribbean island of ST lucia
- contains magnificent coral reefs
- employment is mainly in agriculture, fishing or tourism
- SMMA established in 1995
- aims
- reduce conflict among users
- increase fish biomass in marine reserves
- increase fish biodiversity
- become a self-financing management area
- aims
- ecosystems
- dry cactus shrubs
- rainforest
- mangroves
- coral reefs
- high biodiversity
- 1200 species of flowering plant
- 5 endemic bird species
- Threats to biodiversity
- Forest and terrestrial wildlife
- deforestation for the tourist industry
- particularly scrub forest which are critical for endangered species
- eg white breasted thrasher
- particularly scrub forest which are critical for endangered species
- over hunting and poaching of endemic species
- St. Lucia muskrat is extinct
- degradation of ecosystem
- introduction of alien species
- pollution
- forest fires
- deforestation for the tourist industry
- coastal fires
- destruction of coral reefs
- boats anchors
- tourists stepping on the coral
- poor waste management
- illegal trade of coral
- unsustainable fishing methods
- destruction of coral reefs
- water security
- higher demand than supply of water due industrialisation and population growth
- declining water species
- populations affected due to poor river management
- declining water species
- higher demand than supply of water due industrialisation and population growth
- soil erosion due to poor management practises in agriculture
- due to poor political support
- climate change leading to the degradation of ecosystems
- Forest and terrestrial wildlife
- successful management
- all of the aims were met
- public awareness has been successful
- bottom up approach
- copra factory polluted water sources at the Soufriere bay
- media raised public awareness
- outrage caused the factory to be fines under the fisheries act
- Failures
- the agreement is not a formal contract
- doesn't bind parties involved
- would of made more progress if it was top down approach
- doesn't bind parties involved
- the agreement is not a formal contract
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