Global International Waters Assessment; South China Sea

This report presents the GIWA assessment of the South China region, which lies in the global centre of tropical marine biodiversity and comprises nine nations: China, Vietnam, Cambodia,Thailand,Malaysia,Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. The region supports a rapidly growing coastal population, and has rapidly deteriorating marine ecosystems with the likely immediate collapse of many of its coral reefs and pelagic fish populations.

Author: Souter,D.

Organizer: University of Kalmar on behalf of the United Nations Envrionment Programme

Location: Kalmar, Sweden

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Keywords: COASTAL POPULATION GROWTH, COLLAPSING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, HABITAT MODIFICATION AND OVEREXPLOITATION, CHINA, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, INDONESIA, BRUNEI, PHILIPPINES

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Related Topics: Ecology, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sweden, Reefs at risk, Coral Reefs, South China Sea LME, Coral Reefs, Threats to Coral Reefs

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