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SocMon is an initiative aimed at helping coastal managers better understand and incorporate the socioeconomic context into coastal management programs. This initiative is being implemented at the global and regional levels.

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SocMon Global Report New SocMon Global Report Launched on December 9, 2008
Synthesizing data from close to 14,000 household interviews in 29 countries, the ‘Socioeconomic Conditions Along the World's Tropical Coasts: 2008’ report highlights dependence on coral reefs by local communities in developing countries, provides information on perceived threats to coastal resources, and points to the inability of coastal managers to effectively implement decades-old recommendations as a significant barrier to coral reef protection. The full report can be downloaded below.

Download SocMon Global Report (1.89 MB)