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28 / THE OCEAN, A THREATENING AND THREATENED ENVIRONMENT

The following presentations looked at specific
geographic zones. Nathalie Hilmi, from the Scien-
tific Centre of Monaco, largely illustrated the effect
of Pacific coral reef degradation, where the im-
pacts on fishing, coastal erosion and rising water
levels are already very clear, threatening human
survival on numerous islands.

For Angélique Brathwaite from the University
of Barbados, the theme of her speech was the
changes and regulation of fishing in the Carib-
bean. Faced with the threat of depleted marine
resources, various self-regulation agreements
have been signed, and their implementation must
be monitored. In reference to regulating fishing
activities, Nicolas Pascal, from the NGO Blue
Finance, shone a light on the potential of
marine protected areas, particularly (Above) Healthy coral reefs act as a natural barrier and protect the coast and the local
those created through public-private populations from weather phenomena (Below) Some communities are particularly
partnerships. vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Philippe Jean-Pierre, from the University of La Ré-
union, presented the expected benefits of a poli-
tical scheme implemented on La Réunion to take
advantage of synergies and innovation dynamics.

Finally, Erwan Lannon, from Ghent University,
looked at legal matters to assess how European
Community actions could support United Nations
actions.

Sania El Kadi, UNESCO representative of the
Palau delegation, a country which led the SIDS
group until last year, welcomed the high-quality
debates and the interesting proposed actions.
Pascal Petit from Paris Nord University was the
panel’s moderator. He concluded by underlining
the relevance of handling these questions of fi-
ghting against environmental degradation from
multi-disciplinary perspectives, combined with
experience in the field by qualified NGOs.