Beru

E91904

Beru is a low-lying coral atoll in the southern Gilbert Islands of Kiribati, known for its traditional villages, lagoon, and vulnerability to sea-level rise.

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Label Occurrences
Beru canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
island
populated place
administrativeDivisionOf Kiribati
country Kiribati
governedBy local island council
hasChallenge climate change adaptation
coastal protection needs
limited freshwater resources
hasClimate tropical marine climate
hasCulturalPractice community-based fishing practices
traditional navigation
hasEconomicActivity copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasEcosystem coastal mangroves
coral lagoon ecosystem
hasFeature causeway
coral reef
lagoon
low-lying topography
ocean shoreline
traditional villages
hasLandUse coconut plantations
village residential areas
hasNaturalResource coconut palms
lagoon fisheries
reef fisheries
hasReligion Christianity
hasRisk flooding
saltwater intrusion into groundwater
hasSettlementType village-based communities
hasTransport airstrip
small boat transport
locatedIn Gilbert Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
surface form: Micronesia

Pacific Ocean
Gilbert Islands
surface form: Southern Gilbert Islands
partOf Gilbert Islands
surface form: Gilbert Islands group

Line Islands
surface form: Line and Phoenix Islands administrative area of Kiribati

Kiribati
surface form: Republic of Kiribati
usesLanguage English
Gilbertese language
surface form: Gilbertese
vulnerableTo coastal erosion
sea-level rise
storm surges

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