Tales from Tubbataha : natural history, resource use and conservation of the Tubbataha reefs Palawan, Philippines. /
Arquiza, Yasmin D.
Tales from Tubbataha : natural history, resource use and conservation of the Tubbataha reefs Palawan, Philippines. / Yasmin D. Arquiza. - Cebu City : Sulu Fund for Marine Conservation Foundation Inc., c1999. - 190 p.: ill. 25 cm.
Tales from Tubbataha begins with a tour of the underwater wonders of the Tubbataha Reefs, a pair of vast coral atolls sprawled in the middle of the Sulu Sea. It goes on to explore the conservation issues that hinder the management and threaten the future of the last remaining marine wilderness in the Philippines. The book ends with action-oriented strategies for the sustained management of a national park that has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site. This slim volume packs a wealth of information culled from various studies about Tubbataha and its resource users. It is an indispensable guide for divers, students, environmentalists, and other people who believe in the importance of preserving unique examples of our natural heritage.
9715693377
Coral reef conservation
Natural history
Tales from Tubbataha : natural history, resource use and conservation of the Tubbataha reefs Palawan, Philippines. / Yasmin D. Arquiza. - Cebu City : Sulu Fund for Marine Conservation Foundation Inc., c1999. - 190 p.: ill. 25 cm.
Tales from Tubbataha begins with a tour of the underwater wonders of the Tubbataha Reefs, a pair of vast coral atolls sprawled in the middle of the Sulu Sea. It goes on to explore the conservation issues that hinder the management and threaten the future of the last remaining marine wilderness in the Philippines. The book ends with action-oriented strategies for the sustained management of a national park that has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site. This slim volume packs a wealth of information culled from various studies about Tubbataha and its resource users. It is an indispensable guide for divers, students, environmentalists, and other people who believe in the importance of preserving unique examples of our natural heritage.
9715693377
Coral reef conservation
Natural history
