First-ever socioeconomic study on coral reefs points to challenges of coastal resource management (EurekAlert!) :: from Yahoo! News
( NOAA Headquarters ) A first of its kind study, "Socioeconomic Conditions Along the World's Tropical Coasts: 2008," reports on the social and economic ramifications of healthy coral reefs in 27 tropical nations and points to the inability of coastal managers to effectively implement decades-old recommendations as a significant barrier to coral reef protection.
