Tackling the mangrove restoration challenge

Mangroves have been converted and degraded for decades. Rates of loss have declined over the past decades, but achieving resilient coastlines requires both conservation and restoration. Here, we outline the challenges for the global restoration of mangroves and what actions could enhance restoration...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2022-10, Vol.20 (10), p.e3001836-e3001836
Main Authors: Lovelock, Catherine E, Barbier, Edward, Duarte, Carlos M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive management
Aquaculture
Biodiversity
Biology and Life Sciences
Carbon sequestration
Climate change
Coastal zone management
Commodities
Community support
Earth Sciences
Ecological restoration
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Ecosystems
Engineering and Technology
Environment
Environmental protection
Evaluation
Fisheries
Infrastructure
Mangrove plants
Mangroves
Paris Agreement
Productivity
Protection and preservation
Restoration
Risk reduction
Social Sciences
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Summary:Mangroves have been converted and degraded for decades. Rates of loss have declined over the past decades, but achieving resilient coastlines requires both conservation and restoration. Here, we outline the challenges for the global restoration of mangroves and what actions could enhance restoration. Ambitious global targets for mangrove restoration, if successful, could deliver global benefits of carbon sequestration, fisheries production, biodiversity, and coastal protection. However, large-scale mangrove planting efforts have often failed, and smaller projects may not deliver landscape-scale benefits, even though they are more suited to community management. Solutions to achieving global targets include reducing risks of large projects and increasing the uptake and effectiveness of smaller projects. Sustainable mangrove restoration requires investment in capacity building in communities and institutions, and mechanisms to match restoration opportunities with prospective supporters and investors. Global reporting standards will support adaptive management and help fully understand and monitor the benefits of mangrove restoration.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001836