Our negotiation positions have been shaped by our religious beliefs of sustainability and we plan to argue for environmental regulations that will prevent erosion that will damage the island, with a specific focus on high restriction coastal forest buffer zones, which will protect the vegetation that mitigates the effects of erosion, and a 70m coastal development setback, which will prevent development that will cause coastal …show more content…
As the Qur’an instructs, we have to preserve God’s creation, a 20% buffer zone does this, as it prevents unsustainable marine practices from taking place on Unguja. Fishing and tourism activities surrounding Unguja put the islands coral reef system, a habitat for marine life, under ecological stress, therefore, a large marine protected area of 20% would protect the marine life and coral reef systems surrounding Unguja (Mustelin et al.,