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Issue/Problem
III. Tourism
Threats Causes Impacts Significance
1. Development of and
encroachment on
public land
2. Pollution
1. Critical
2. Critical
- Lack of implementation of
existing laws
- Absence of accountability for
violations
- Absence of clear coastal land
zoning
- Absence of coastal zone
management plans
- Political interference
- Lack of awareness by the public
of access rights
- Lack of awareness by
government institutions of the
need to preserve public resources
- Development of recreational
areas for economic gain
- High coastal real estate values
(cheaper than purchasing private
properties)
- Absence of waste water treatment
plants
- Absence of treatment facilities
for marine vehicle by-products
(boat engines, jet-skis, oil, etc.)
- Pollution generated by sea-side
cafes and restaurants
- Solid waste generated by
resource users
- Noise pollution
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Prepared By M. Nader & S. Talhouk June, 2002
- Destruction of critical habitats
- Disturbance of littoral
communities
- Disappearance of breeding
grounds for marine and coastal
species
- Displacement of coastal species
(land and marine)
- Waste generation that enters the
sea
- Increased siltation from
developmental projects
- Obstruction of access to public
land
- Irreversible damage to coastal
zones
- Loss of aesthetic value
- Disruption of predator-prey
relationships
- Contaminated sea food supplies
- Increasing toxicity in water
bodies detrimental to aquatic
organisms
- Destruction of critical habitats
- Alteration of the biotic and
abiotic components in target
areas
- Displacement of sensitive
species
- Negative effects on the survival
of eggs/larvae
1. High
2. High