1 15 1 http://ifrecor-doc.fr/files/original/915e26331f7db7962ff43dcc6ed7e3b5.pdf 2e556e3f3d779f7587c4120e39056f55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gestion de la zone côtière - national Description An account of the resource Études et suivis produits dans le cadre des thèmes relatifs à la gestion de la zone côtière : aménagements, restauration, séquence éviter, réduire, compenser Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coastal resource degradation in the tropics: Does the tragedy of the commons apply for coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrass beds Description An account of the resource The keynote paper by Garrett Hardin 44 years ago introduced the term ‘tragedy of the commons’ into ourlanguage (Hardin, 1968); this term is now used widely, but it is neither universally accepted nor fullyunderstood. Irrespective, the ‘tragedy of the commons’ is an increasing reality for more than 500 millionpeople that rely on the biodiversity resources and services of tropical coral reefs, mangrove forests, sea- grass beds and associated fisheries. These natural resources continue to decline despite major advances in our scientific understanding of how ecosystems and human populations interact, and the application of considerable conservation and management efforts at scales from local user communities to oceans. Greater effort will be required to avert increasing damage from over-exploitation, pollution and global climate change; all deriving from increasing exploitation driven by poverty and progress i.e. continuing to expand development indefinitely and extraction of resources at industrial scales. However, the ‘trag-edy’ concept has been widely criticized as a simple metaphor for a much larger set of problems and solutions. We argue that the ‘tragedy’ is essentially real and will continue to threaten the lives of millions of people unless there are some major moral and policy shifts to reverse increasing damage to coastal habitats and resources. We agree with the conclusion by Hardin that the solution to the tragedy will not be through the application of natural sciences, but via implementing exceedingly difficult and controversial moral decisions. An extreme example of a moral and controversial direction suggested by Hardin was in re-examining the ‘freedom to breed’ as an inherent human value. The need for ‘moral decisions’ is even greater in 2012. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clive Wilkinson, Bernard Salvat Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Marine Pollution Bulletin 64 (2012) 1096–1105 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource anglais Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication scientifique degradation