Ecological Risk Management of Coral Sea : Building the Collaboration Mechanism among Residents, Researchers and Local Government Units

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We have studied how researchers can support the ecological risk management of coral seas by rural communities on the Yoron Island(Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) and the San Miguel Island(Albay, Philippines) where coral reefs have been deteriorating. In the Yoron Is., in which environmental burden resulting human economic activities on land areas is a major case of this problem, we set up regular consultative meeting to promote consensus building and suggest possible countermeasures based on our research. These plans were then brushed up through interlocution with farmers(now in the process of implementation). In the San Miguel Is., in which destructive fishing practices have led to the deterioration of coral reefs, we investigated the process and current status of this phenomenon in context of local university collaboration. We also looked into in establishing and managing MPAs in cooperation with rural community and relevant local government units, and analyzed the factors which would be likely to bring about a successful resolution.