Yemen races to save island paradise

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<p><P>Socotra Archipelago is among the world’s richest in terms of indigenous species. Declared a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, the islands — which lie off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia in the Indian Ocean — are often compared to the Galápagos.</P><br />
<P>In this article, Eva Sohlman chronicles the efforts of microbiologist Abdulkarim Al-Eryani, an adviser to Yemen’s president, who is spearheading a mission to protect Socotra from the ravages of tourism. Plans are already afoot to build hotels, a golf course and a casino on the main island.</P><br />
<P>Al-Eryani hopes to build on local and UN-backed schemes to create an ecotourist society on Socotra. In the latest of these, the UN Development Programme pledged US$5 million last year to establish sustainable fisheries and improve management of protected areas.</P><br />
<P><a  href="/sci.cfm?redir=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/303/5665/1753?ijkey=eBtl1TWB9s3mQ&keytype=ref&siteid=sci" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/tracking/external/'+this.href);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link to full article in <EM>Science</EM></A><EM>  </EM></P><br />
<P>Reference: <em>Science</em> 303, 1753 (2004)</P></p>

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Socotra Archipelago is among the world’s richest in terms of indigenous species. Declared a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, the islands — which lie off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia in the Indian Ocean — are often compared to the Galápagos.

In this article, Eva Sohlman chronicles the efforts of microbiologist Abdulkarim Al-Eryani, an adviser to Yemen’s president, who is spearheading a mission to protect Socotra from the ravages of tourism. Plans are already afoot to build hotels, a golf course and a casino on the main island.

Al-Eryani hopes to build on local and UN-backed schemes to create an ecotourist society on Socotra. In the latest of these, the UN Development Programme pledged US$5 million last year to establish sustainable fisheries and improve management of protected areas.

Link to full article in Science

Reference: Science 303, 1753 (2004)