Homepage: http://www.awi.de/../spice
Funding organisation: DFG/BMBF
Type: DFG Priority Program
Runtime: 2007-2010
Coordination: Claudio Richter, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven
Data curator: PANGAEA
SPICE data sets, archived in the data library PANGAEA®
The main goal of the project is to strengthen the scientific basis for the protection of coral reefs in Southeast Sulawesi, harbouring some of the richest but also most endangered coral reefs in the world. In the Spermonde Archipelago off Makassar coral reef losses amounted to 20% over the last 12 years, eroding the income base for many thousands of families. Regulations related to the marine environment and its valuable resources have not been effectively implemented, and public awareness among the growing local population is still very limited.
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