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10 BIODIVERSITY: THE UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES GLOSSARY ANT BAMZ Anguilla National Trust Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources BBP BIOT BVI BZS CANARI CARICOM CBD CCAMLR CCAS CINT CITES DETR DfID DOE ECNAMP EBA EIA EU ESED FCO FFI FIG GEF GIS GONHS ICBP ITE Bermuda Biodiversity Project British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Isles Bermuda Zoological Society Caribbean Natural Areas Resources Institute Caribbean Community Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals Cayman Islands National Trust Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Department for International Development Department of Environment (Cayman) Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program Endemic Bird Area Environmental Impact Assessment European Union Environment, Science & Energy Department of the FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office Fauna and Flora International Falkland Islands Government Global Environment Facility Geographical Information Systems Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society International Council for Bird Preservation Institute of Terrestrial Ecology IWRB MNT MOD NCC NERC NGO NOAA OECS OT RSPB SCAR SEDS SPAW TCI UK UKOTCF UNCED UNDP UNEP USVI WCMC WWF International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau (now called Wetlands International) Montserrat National Trust Ministry of Defence Nature Conservancy Council Natural Environment Research Council Non-Governmental Organisation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Overseas Territory Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research Sustainable Environment and Development Strategy Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United States Virgin Isles World Conservation Monitoring Centre World Wide Fund for Nature (still called World Wildlife Fund in some countries)
11 2: Anguilla Cuba Turks & Caicos Islands North Atlantic Ocean Cayman Islands Jamaica Haiti Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Montserrat ANGUILLA Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean Sea St Lucia Grenada Barbados Trinidad & Racer Alsophis rijersmai Introduction Anguilla is the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. It is a low coralline island with an area of 91 km 2 and a population of about 8,500. The main industries are tourism and fishing. The home fishing industry employs 20% of the population, and territorial waters are also fished by foreign trawlers (Richardson 1984). Tourism developed rapidly during the 1980s: at the beginning of the decade Anguilla had only a few thousand visitors annually, but by 1990 the figure had reached an estimated 70–80,000. Fishing and tourism both pose problems of damage to coral habitats by anchors and spearfishing. The development of tourism is increasingly important to the economy, but it also exerts pressure on natural resources. Together with house building, it is contributing to the current ‘building boom’ causing environmental problems. International obligations relevant to nature conservation Anguilla is included in the UK’s ratification of the following international agreements: • Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention) • Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention). • International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling
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Page 57 and 58: THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 57 status of two
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THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 61 endemic to Gr
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THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 63 Mammals The b
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THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 65 Islands natur
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THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 67 Internation
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THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 69 the followi
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THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 71 humpback wh
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THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 73 Unpublished
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75 10: Gibraltar Portugal Spain Gib
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GIBRALTAR 77 unique characteristics
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GIBRALTAR 79 species may pass over
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GIBRALTAR 81 conservation in Gibral
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MONTSERRAT 83 Implementation Ramsar
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MONTSERRAT 85 The slippery back ski
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MONTSERRAT 87 Survey of conservatio
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THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS 89 • Interna
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THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS 91 tree or shr
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THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS 93 The land sn
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THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS 95 Collar, N.J
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SOUTH GEORGIA 97 International obli
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99 14: South Sandwich Islands Argen
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101 15: St Helena Atlantic Ocean AS
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ST HELENA 103 Peak Forest Reserve (
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ST HELENA 105 St Helena gumwood Com
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ST HELENA 107 species. The recorded
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ST HELENA 109 • The Endangered En
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ST HELENA 111 Oldfield, S., Lusty,
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THE TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLANDS 113 Im
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THE TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLANDS 115 su
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THE TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLANDS 117 co
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THE TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLANDS 119 Fr
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TURKS AND CAICOS 121 of the Marine
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TURKS AND CAICOS 123 by Mumby et al
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TURKS AND CAICOS 125 Argythamnia ar
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TURKS AND CAICOS 127 Acknowledgemen
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TURKS AND CAICOS 129 Sanderson, J.
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