[Coral-List] Request for input on coral relocation studies

[International Coral Reef Observatory]

Building the airport over coral or coral reefs is not a good idea.....other
location alternatives should always be considered !!

Leading by example, we already signed the petition against the proposed
airport, please other coral-listers do sign and share:

Petition · Reject the Proposed Tioman Airport · Change.org
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https://www.change.org/p/tioman-villagers-reject-the-proposed-tioman-airport
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Cordial saludo,
Nohora Galvis
ICRS World Reef Award Winner
ICRO Transdisciplinary Research
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El vie, 30 jun 2023 a las 8:06, Sebastian Szereday via Coral-List (<
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>) escribió:

> Dear Coral List,
>
>
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> For many years a new airport in Tioman Island (Malaysia) has been in the
> discussion and planning. The proposed runway would result in significant
> damage to the adjacent coral reefs, as the runway construction would
> require substantial land reclamation and it would be built on top of an
> existing coral reef. The airport would also negatively impact the
> livelihood of the local communities and result in many further
> socio-economic and sustainability challenges - all in all it is safe to say
> that the airport does not benefit the people nor the environment.
>
>
>
> Last week, the EIA report was released for public review, and members of
> the public are invited to give feedback on the proposed project and
> mitigation measures. One such measure is to (quote) ‘relocate and
> rehabilitate the corals’. This is of course by no means a viable option,
> and the EIA has not gone to lengths to identify suitable sites based on
> common site selection criteria.
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>
>
> I was hoping that members of this list could point out specific case
> studies that detail the efficacy of relocating coral colonies to mitigate
> the impacts of large infra-structure construction projects. Although my
> organisation is not involved in the direct opposition of the project,
> summarizing existing studies would help to put together a 1-2 pager for
> further circulation with the media, stakeholders, and the public, to
> ultimately provide a summary of existing studies and data.
>
>
>
> Any input would be much appreciated. There is also a petition circulating
> against the proposed airport, please do sign and share:
>
>
> Petition · Reject the Proposed Tioman Airport · Change.org
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> https://www.change.org/p/tioman-villagers-reject-the-proposed-tioman-airport
> >
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>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sebastian
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