Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia
Raising awareness about human pressure on coral reefs in Southeast Asia and providing specific information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively.
The Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia (RRSEA) project is a follow-up to the global Reefs at Risk analysis completed in 1998. The global analysis identified Southeast Asia as the region with both the highest level of biodiversity and the greatest degree of threat to its reefs. RRSEA began in 1999 with the objective of refining the original data and model for the region and providing a tool for analyzing the impacts of human activities on coral reefs. The RRSEA analysis, published in 2002, is 16 times more detailed than the global study and incorporates new features like the consideration of natural vulnerability, management effectiveness of protected areas, and an economic valuation. RRSEA was implemented in collaboration with more than 20 partner institutions in the region.
A similar project focusing on Caribbean reefs, Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean, was completed in 2004.
Resources
- Publication: Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia (English)
- Publication: Terumbu Karang Yang Terancam di Asia Tenggara (Bahasa)
- Data CD: Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia
- Technical Notes on the Modeling Method
- Download GIS datasets
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