This paper presents findings from a study of 2 coastal sites in the Philippines that are renowned and often showcased as success stories in community-based, mangrove reforestation and management. These cases are especially intriguing because local tree planting and manage...
The main objective of mangrove rehabilitation in Soc Trang Province is coastal protection against tidal waters, erosion and storms. In order to achieve this in an effective way, the project is testing site-specific approaches for mangrove planting and rehabilitation with emphasis on resilience to clim...
and especially coastal communities in Guinea-Bissau where mangrove-dependent livelihoods are exposed to increased vulnerability. The Diola, traditional farmer-fishermen of the northern island-villages, have witnessed swift societal changes following the country’s economic liberalization, climate ...
All costs are in 2019 US$ and rounded off to the nearest 1,000. TypeSub-typeFloridaAll Other CaribbeanAll Other Regions Mangroves Planting Seedlings and Saplings 45,000 (47) 23,000 (6) 2,000 (57) Hydrological Restoration 141,000 (22) -- 4,000 (8) Structures Seawalls 19,935,000 (...
planting density related to carbon and sedimentation)12,13,14,15, with few assessments focusing on the role that establishment location, past land tenure, or silvicultural action may have. While climate factors were found to influence mangrove growth on the continental scale, regional and local fac...
mostly in East and Southeast Asia (China, 55 studies; Vietnam, 20 studies; Philippines, 17 studies) (Fig.1). Mangroves were mostly restored with one species (175 cases), rather than two or more species (43 cases). The most commonly planted species wereRhizophora apiculataandRhizophora mucro...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In an effort to reduce Abu Dhabi’s carbon footprint, the city is plantingmangrove forests. By December, UAE-built drones will plant 4,000 mangrove seeds near global energy company ENGIE’sMirfa power plantin Abu Dhabi, as well as monitor their growth ov...
“We embarked on this tree-planting effort because many of our communities in South-east Asia depend on mangroves for food, protection and income. As always, we strive to make a meaningful impact, both in service and sustainability.”
is from newly established but shorter mangroves, this may reduce overall ACH (and MCPI). This implies that extensive new mangroves, whether from inland migration or planting, may not have a positive short-term impact on overall coastal protection capacity of mangroves, and would be more vulnerabl...
The eleven Southeast Asian countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) cover just 4–5% of the world’s land area, but host 39% and 33% of the global extent of, respectively, tropical peatlands and mangro...