Environmental troubles in Mid-East Gulf region growing due to rapid coastal development

  • BRIEF: Policy Brief
  • REF: Policy Report, 2011
  • AUTHORS: Hanneke Van Lavieren, John Burt, David A. Feary, Geórgenes Cavalcante, Elise Marquis, Lisa Benedetti, Charles Trick, Björn Kjerfve and Peter F. Sale
  • INSTITUTE: UNU-INWEH

Valuable fishery and other marine resources, and a broad range of services freely provided by the Gulf’s ecosystems, are at risk of being lost. This policy report analyses opportunities for demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship, and the extent to which the region has responded.