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The situation Country Profile The Republic of Somalia
Somalia depends on forestry, agriculture, mineral and fisheries to sustain her economy. These sectors
have been adversely affected by the effect of climate change, droughts, deforestation and flash floods.
Somalia’s marine ecosystem faces daily stress, which are human-induced through overexploitation and
illicit business such as unsustainable charcoal production and consumption. Other inherent constraints
include the poor coastal management strategy and limited legitimacy in managing the marine ecosystem.
Coastal marine ecosystems
Coastal and marine biodiversity including sea birds, mammals, fish and invertebrate life supported
by the mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs and other marine habitats are important part of
the coastal economy. They support tourism, fishing, medicinal and other industries. However they
are under threat from anthropogenic disturbances such as pollutants, climate change and physical
damage from ships among others.
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