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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

Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Wetlands

Effect of mangrove forest structures on wave attenuation in coastal Vietnam

Study Number: 30 Author: T. Q. Bao Abstract: This paper analyses wave attenuation in coastal mangrove forests in Vietnam. Data from 32 mangrove plots of six species located in 2 coastal regions are used for this study. In each plot,…

Matt
November 19, 2023

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Attitudes of local communities towards conservation of mangrove forests: A case study from the east coast of India

Study Number: 44 Author: R. Badola, S. Barthwal & S. A. Hussain Abstract: The ecological and economic importance of mangrove ecosystems is well established and highlighted by studies establishing a correlation between the protective function of mangroves and the loss…

Matt
November 19, 2023