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Protective capacity of mangroves during tropical storms: a case study from “Wilma” and “Gamma” in Belize

Study Number: 24 Author: E. F. Granek & B. I. Ruttenberg Abstract: Globally threatened mangrove forest habitat is often considered an important buffer protecting coastlines from wave and storm impacts and coastal erosion. However, there is little empirical data quantifying…

Matt
November 21, 2023

Coastal zone management Corporate Accountability Economics Ecosystem Services Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Marine resources Public Participation Sustainable Development Valuation methods

Interrelations between mangrove ecosystem, local economy and social sustainability in Caeté Estuary, North Brazil

Study Number: 46 Author: M. Glaser Abstract: Various types of subsistence and commercial extraction of mangrove products are identified on the North Brazilian coast. Of 2500 households in 21 rural communities (about 13.000 people) near the Caeté estuary, 83% derive…

Matt
November 21, 2023

Access to Information Biodiversity Coastal developments Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Public Participation Sustainable Development Tourism Valuation methods Wildlife

A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran

Study Number: 53 Author: S. Ghasemi, M. Zakari, H. Abdul-Hamid, E. Yusof, A. Danehkar & M. Nawaz Rajpar Abstract: Mangroves are forest community within the intertidal region of tropical and subtropical areas. This study provides the values, functions and attributes…

Matt
November 21, 2023

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Conserving Mangrove Ecosystems in the Philippines Transcending Disciplinary and Institutional Borders

Study Number: 40 Author: J. Farley, D. Batker, I. de la Torre and T. Hudspeth Abstract: Humans are rapidly depleting critical ecosystems and the life support functions they provide, increasing the urgency of developing effective conservation tools. Using a case…

Matt
November 21, 2023

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Rehabilitation, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Mangroves in Egypt

Study Number: 61 Author: J. Spurgeon Main Results and Conclusions:

Matt
November 21, 2023

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Shrimp Aquaculture Development and the Environment: People, Mangroves and Fisheries on the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras

Study Number: 56 Author: B. R. Dewalt, P. Vergne, & M. Hardin Abstract: Beginning in the early 198Os, the Gulf of Fonseca in southern Honduras experienced a boom in aquaculture and became the second largest producer of farm-raised shrimp in the Western…

Matt
November 21, 2023

Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development

Mangroves protected villages and reduced death toll during Indian super cyclone

Study Number: 21 Author: S. Das and J. R. Vincent Abstract: Protection against coastal disasters has been identified as an important service of mangrove ecosystems. Empirical studies on this service have been criticized, however, for using small samples and inadequately…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Aquaculture Biodiversity Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Use of replanted mangroves as nursery grounds by shrimp communities in Gazi Bay, Kenya

Study Number: 47 Author: B.I. Crona & P. Ronnback Abstract: This study quantitatively assessed the distribution of postlarval and juvenile shrimps in natural, degraded and replanted stands of Sonneratia alba mangroves in Gazi Bay, Kenya in 2002e2003. Two plantations (matrix and integrated)…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Agriculture Aquaculture Coastal developments Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Financial Liability Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Sustainable Development Tourism

The value of a mangrove area in Sarawak

Study Number: 4 Author: E. L. Bennet & C. J. Reynolds Abstract: Many arguments have been presented to justify the conservation of tropical forests. In the case of mangrove forests, their preservation can be argued using economic and employment grounds…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Coastal developments Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Tourism Valuation methods

Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

Study Number: 51 Author: E. B. Barbier, E. W. Koch, B. R. Silliman, S. D. Hacker, E. Wolanski, J. Primavera, E. F. Granek, S. Polasky, S. Aswani, L. A. Cramer, D. M. Stoms, C. J. Kennedy, D. Bael, C. V.…

Matt
November 19, 2023