It has been known
for the longest time that the Faichuk Greater White Eye, the Chuuk
Monarch, and the Chuuk Poison Tree are a few of Chuuk's endemic
species or species only found in Chuuk yet there has been no legislation
created for their protection. Furthermore, the protection of such
species is related to the protections of their habitats which
include forest areas out to the mangrove areas which are also
important to people's livelihood. The marine environment, of course,
is very important to people's livelihood as well and the fact
that the forest and mangrove areas will be protected by protecting
certain species also means that the marine areas and species are
protected since all three environments are interrelated.
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