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State of the Coral Triangle: Malaysia

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Malaysia has made a firm commitment to sustainable management and conservation of its coastal and marine resources, helping formulate and implement the Sulu–Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion Initiative and the Coral Triangle Initiative. Rapid economic growth, uncontrolled tourism development, unregulated fishing, and unsustainable use of marine resources have depleted the country’s fish stocks, lost nearly 36% of its mangrove forests, and increased the number of endangered species. Despite impressive national economic gains, Malaysia’s fishers remain poor. This report assesses Malaysia’s coastal ecosystems and summarizes the country’s plans in (i) rehabilitating marine protected areas, (ii) protecting threatened and endangered species, (iii) adapting to the negative 0impacts of climate change, and (iv) responding to the need for financially sustainable, community-based initiatives.

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2014. "State of the Coral Triangle: Malaysia," ADB Reports RPT146476-3, Asian Development Bank (ADB), revised 21 Aug 2014.
    • Handle: RePEc:asd:wpaper:rpt146476-3
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    1. Huang, Yuti & Coelho, Vânia R., 2017. "Sustainability performance assessment focusing on coral reef protection by the tourism industry in the Coral Triangle region," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 510-527.
    2. Salisu Barau, Aliyu & Stringer, Lindsay C., 2015. "Access to and allocation of ecosystem services in Malaysia's Pulau Kukup Ramsar Site," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 16(C), pages 167-173.

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    Coral Triangle; Marine environment; Marine fisheries; Malaysia;
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