An Overview of Coastal and Marine Resources and their Management in Sultanate of Oman
Abstract
Coastal areas of Oman are in the focus of intensive tourism, urbanization and other development activities and are subject to changing physical processes causing significant natural environment modifications and such changes have been seen over the past few years. Government of Oman has worked out comprehensive coastal zone management plans towards protection of coral reefs, wetlands, mangrove, turtles and other resources, including land and groundwater resources in order to meet the challenges of environmental protection along with the development. Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) has result an approach with the government developing legislations for coastal zone protection, management plans, recovery and governance along with awareness raising programs. However, public participation along with capacity building efforts could be increased at all levels; the better it would be for the coast and for posterity. This review also shows that in the past few years, there have been more research and technical studies through projects that have increased scientific knowledge and allowed access to the best techniques and knowledge available at international and national levels. However, knowledge also needed on coastal processes to establish techniques for minimizing risks and climate change adaptation focusing on biotic communities and environmental quality. Further, Omani coastal zone management would benefit from the application of economic valuation techniques and instruments.
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*** Ministerial Decision (MD) No. 200. (2000). Regulating transport of sand from coasts, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Ministerial Decision (MD) No. 187. (2001). Issuing the Regulations for Organizing the Issuance of Environmental Approvals and the Final Environmental Permit, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Ministerial Decision (MD) No. 39. (2004). Marine Environment Management byelaws, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Ministerial Decision (MD) No.159. (2005). Promulgating the bylaws to discharge liquid waste in the marine environment, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Ministerial Decision (MD) No. 133. (2000). On imposing visit charges for visiting Natural Reserves, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Ministerial Decision, No. 230. (2000). On regulating and reserves management plan, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Muscat Daily. (2014). Conservation coral reefs. http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/MECA-s-annual-campaign-to-protect-corals-reefs-underway-33hp (accessed on 6th September 2014)
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*** NizwaNet. (2014) Mangrove species of Oman. http://www.nizwa.net/env/mangrove/mangrove.html (accessed on 4th September 2014)
*** Royal Decree (RD) No. 114. (2001). As the Law on conservation of the Environment and Prevention of Pollution, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Royal Decree (RD) Nos. 26 and 47. (1979 and 1995).The law for the national Parks and Protected Natural sites, Sultanate of Oman.
*** Royal Decree (RD) No. 6. (20030. The law for Natural Reserves and Conservation of Wildlife, Sultanate of Oman.
*** The Mouchel group Environmental Consultancy. (1998). Coral Reef Management Plan, Oman. http://web.tiscali.it/intro/english/projectsmiddle.htm (accessed on 7th September 2014)
*** UNEP. (2002). Coastal and Marine areas West Asia (chapter 2), Global Environmental Outlook report (GEO3), published by Earth Scan Publication limited, London, UK.
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2016-10-26
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CHOUDRI, B.S.; BAAWAIN, Mahad; AHMED, Mushtaque.
An Overview of Coastal and Marine Resources and their Management in Sultanate of Oman.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 21-32, oct. 2016.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/301>. Date accessed: 21 nov. 2024.
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coastal management; environment; programs; policies; Sultanate of Oman
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