Global News - August 2008
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Success of international turtle conservation agreement hailed
Thu 21 August 2008 14:00 UK — Asia,Marine Wildlife
A new report has suggested that a groundbreaking regional agreement has helped sea turtles in south-east Asia survive.
The new research, prepared ahead of a meeting of the 27 signatories to a region-wide turtle conservation agreement, shows how efforts to monitor, manage and protect marine turtle populations have been successful.
Douglas Hykle, who coordinates the agreement's activities from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) office in Bangkok, said that the success showed how nations could work together to protect animals.
"Participating countries have made progress in many areas, but there is still room for improvement," he explained.
He signalled out Australia, where a multi-million dollar programme has been put in place to support the development of community-driven approaches to turtle conservation.
Similarly, Mr Hykle said that authorities in Indonesia are carrying out advanced research to hopefully identify interactions between fisheries and turtles. They are then working with the industry to try to reduce its impact on the turtle habitats.
Dr Jack Frazier, chairman of the programme's advisory committee, added that the research had highlighted the potentially negative effects of costal tourist developments.
"Coastal development - especially for tourist facilities - has been proceeding very fast in much of the Indian Ocean region. The chances for negative impacts on nesting beaches, as well as on inshore foraging and resting areas for turtles have increased, and are continuing to increase dramatically," he explained.
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