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Mangroves – general

Feller, I.C., and M. Sitnik (eds.). 1996. Mangrove Ecology: A Manual for a Field Course.
Smithsonian Institution.
Manual for field Course pdf

Gopal, B., and M. Chauhan. 2006. Biodiversity and its conservation in the Sundarban Mangrove Ecosystem.
Aquat. Sci. 68(3):338-354.
Biodiversity and its conservation in the Sundarban Mangrove Ecosystem pdf

Melana, D.M. , Atchue, J. III, Yao, C.E., Edwards, R., Melana, E.E. and H.I. Gonzales. 2000.
Mangrove Management Handbook. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Manila,
Philippines through the Coastal Resource Management Project, Cebu City, Philippines. 96 p.
Mangrove Management Handbook pdf

The Mangrove and Life Within

Animated illustration of the life processes within the mangrove ecosystem.
Mangrove Ecosystem

Mangrove and wetland restoration

Aksornkoae, S., 2000: Sustainable Use and Conservation of Mangrove Forest Resources with
Emphasis on Policy and Management Practices in Thailand.
Sustainable Use and Conservation of Mangrove Forest Resources

An Introduction and User’s Guide to Wetland Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement. 2003.
A Guide for the Public Containing: Background on wetlands and Restoration; Information on
Project Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring; List of Resources, Contacts, and
Funding Sources. NOAA, EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, USFWS, and NRCS.
Background on wetlands and Restoration pdf

Global Nature Fund. 2007. Mangrove Rehabilitation Guidebook. Post Tsunami Restoration of Mangroves,
Education & Reestablishment of Livelihoods in Sri Lanka.
Mangrove Rehabilitation Guidebook

Lewis, R.R. III. 2005. Ecological engineering for successful management and restoration of mangrove
forests. Ecol. Eng. 24(4 SI): 403-418.
Ecological engineering for successful management and restoration of mangrove pdf

Lewis, RR., and R.G. Gilmore. 2007. Important considerations to achieve successful mangrove
forest restoration with optimum fish habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 80(3): 823–837.
Mangrove Forest Restoration with Optimum Fish Habitat pdf

MAP-Indonesia. 2006. 5 Steps to Successful Ecological Restoration of Mangroves. Mangrove Action
Project-Indonesia. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Mangrove Action Project-Indonesia pdf

Stanley, O.D. and Lewis III, R. R. 2009. Strategies for mangrove rehabilitation in an eroded coastline of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Coastal Development 12(3):144-156
pdf

Stevenson, N. J., Lewis, R.R. and P. R. Burbridge. 1999. Disused shrimp ponds and mangrove rehabilitation.
Pages 277-297 In: An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation, W. J. Streever (Ed.).
Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. 338 pp.
Disused Shrimp Ponds and Mangrove Rehabilitation pdf

Mangrove Valuation and Economics

Badola, R., and S.A. Hussain. 2005. Valuing ecosystem functions: an empirical study on the storm
protection function of Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem, India. Environmental Conservation 32 (1): 85–92.
Valuing ecosystem functions pdf

Chong, J. (2005) Protective values of mangrove and coral ecosystems: A review of methods and evidence.
IUCN. 7 January 2005.
Protective Values of Mangrove and Coral Ecosystems pdf

Christensen, B. 1983. Mangroves: What are they worth? Unasylva 139:2-15.
Mangroves: What are they worth

Corals and Mangroves in the Front Line. 2006. Economic Case for Conservation of Corals and
Mangroves Made in New UN Environment Report.
Corals and Mangroves in the Front Line

Ranasinghe, R. and M. Kallesoe. 2006. Valuation, Rehabilitation and Conservation of Mangroves in
Tsunami Affected Areas of Hambantota, Sri Lanka. IUCN. 36p.
Rehabilitation and Conservation of Mangroves in Tsunami Affected Areas of Hambantota, Sri Lanka pdf

UNEP-WCMC. 2006. In the Front Line: Shoreline Protection and other Ecosystem Services from
Mangroves and Coral Reefs. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK. 33 pp.
Shoreline Protection and other Ecosystem Services from Mangroves and Coral Reefs pdf

The Downside of Shrimp Farming in Southeast Asia. 2005. Panoramica Acuicola.
The Downside of Shrimp Farming in Southeast Asia

Fisheries Issues

Faunce C.H. and J.E. Serafy. 2006. Mangroves as fish habitat: 50 years of field studies. Marine Ecology
Progress Series, Vol. 318:1–18.
Mangroves as Fish Habitat pdf

Lewis, RR., and R.G. Gilmore. 2007. Important considerations to achieve successful mangrove forest
restoration with optimum fish habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 80(3): 823–837.
Important considerations to achieve successful mangrove forest restoration with optimum fish habitat pdf

Manson, F. J., Loneragan, N.R., Skilleter, G.A. and S.R. Phinn. 2005. An evaluation of the evidence for
linkages between mangroves and fisheries: A synthesis of the literature and identification of research
directions. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review, Vol. 43: 485-515.
An evaluation of the evidence for linkages between mangroves and fisheries pdf

Mumby P.J., Edwards A.J., Arias-González J.E., Lindeman K.C., Blackwell P.G., Gall A.,
Gorczynska M.I., Harborne A.R., Pescod C.L., Renken H., Wabnitz C.C. and G. Llewellyn. 2004.
Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean. Nature 427(6974): 533-6.
Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean pdf

Livelihoods

IIRR, FAO, NAVA and ICLARM. 2001. Utilizing Different Aquatic Resources for Livelihoods in Asia:
A Resource Book. 416p.
A compilation of proven experiences from Asia which are totally field-derived. Result of the participatory
workshop process conducted on 18-28 September 2000 at the IIRR center in Cavite, Philippines.
Utilizing Different Aquatic Resources for Livelihoods in Asia

Ireland, C., Malleret, D. and L. Baker. 2004. Alternative sustainable livelihoods for coastal communities.
A review of experience and guide to best practice. IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. i - viii + 48 pp.
Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods for Coastal Communities pdf

MAP-Indonesia. 2006. Cooking with Mangroves. 36 Indonesian recipes using mangrove products as ingredients.
Mangrove Action Project-Indonesia.
Cooking with Mangroves pdf

Rezaul Haq, A. H. M., Ghosal, T.K. and P. Ghosh. 2004. Cultivating wetlands in Bangladesh.
LEISA Magazine, Dec/2004:18-20.
Cultivating wetlands in Bangladesh pdf

Community-based Coastal Resource Management

Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment
Handbook for Community Workers and Coastal Resource Managers; Training Guide
Lecture Aids; Mangrove Management Handbook
Mangrove Management Handbook

Quarto, A. 2003. Local Thai Communities Rescue the Sea and Themselves by Protecting Mangroves.
National Wetlands Newsletter, Vol. 25 (1):5.
Mangrove Action Project pdf

Charnsnoh, P. Yadfon Association’s Experience in Conservation of Coastal Wetland Ecosystems
Through Promotion of Community Based Management in Trang Province, Thailand. Yadfon (Raindrop) Association, Thailand.
Experience in Conservation of Coastal Wetland Ecosystems doc

Sudtongkong, Chanyut. and Webb, Edward L., 2008. Outcomes of State- vs. Community-Based
Mangrove Management in Southern Thailand, Ecology and Society 13(2): 27
Mangrove Management in Southern Thailand, Ecology and Society

Aquaculture

Ahmed, F. 1997. In Defense of Land and Livelihood, Community Resistance to the Shrimp Industry in
Asia. CUSO, Inter Pares, Sierra Club of Canada, and the Consumers’ Association of Penang.
In Defense of Land and Livelihood pdf

Barnhizer, D. 2001. The Trade, Environment and Human Rights: The Paradigm Case of Industrial
Aquaculture and the Exploitation of Traditional Communities. Ashgate Publishing Company.
The Trade, Environment and Human Rights pdf

Declaration of concern on shrimp aquaculture certification. 2006.

Representatives of community-based organizations and NGOs from the tropical coastal zone of America,
Asia, and Africa and other NGO's participating in the "Shrimp Farming Certification Meeting,"
Bangkok, Thailand. September 2006.
Shrimp Farming Certification Meeting pdf

EJF. 2004. Farming The Sea, Costing The Earth: Why We Must Green The Blue Revolution. Environmental
Justice Foundation, London, UK.
Farming The Sea, Costing The Earth pdf

FAO/NACA/UNEP/WB/WWF. 2006. International Principles for Responsible Shrimp Farming. Network
of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA).
Bangkok, Thailand. 20 pp.
International Principles for Responsible Shrimp Farming 2006 pdf

Food & Water Watch reports on farmed shrimp. 2004-2006 Chemical Cocktail; Shell Game;
Shrimp’s Passport; Shrimp Stockpile; Fishy Currency; Suspicious Shrimp; Import Alert.
Food & Water Watch reports on farmed shrimp. 2004-2006 Chemical Cocktail

Lampung Declaration Against Industrial Shrimp Aquaculture. Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, 6 September 2007.
Lampung Declaration Against Industrial Shrimp Aquaculture

Lebel, L. Nguyen, H. T., Saengnoree, A., Pasong, S., Buatama, U. and Le Kim Thoa. 2002.
Industrial Transformation and Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand and Vietnam: Pathways to
Ecological, Social, and Economic Sustainability? Ambio 31(4).
Pathways to Ecological, Social, and Economic Sustainability? pdf

Lewis, R.R. III, Phillips, M.J., Clough, B. and D.J. Macintosh. 2003. Thematic Review on
Coastal Wetland Habitats and Shrimp Aquaculture. Report prepared under the World Bank,
NACA, WWF and FAO Consortium Program on Shrimp Farming and the Environment.
Work in Progress for Public Discussion. Published by the Consortium. 81 p.
Shrimp Case Thematic Final Mangrove pdf

Naylor, R.L., Goldburg, R.J., Primavera, J.H., Kautsky, N., Beveridge, M.C.M., Clay, J., Folke,
C., Lubchenco, J., Mooney, H. and M. Troel. 2000. Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies.
Nature 405: 1017-1024
Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies html

Primavera, J.H. 2006. Overcoming the impacts of aquaculture on the coastal zone.
Ocean & Coastal Management Vol. 49(9-10): 531-545.
Overcoming the impacts of aquaculture on the coastal zone pdf

Quarto, A., Cissna, K. and J. Taylor. 1996. Choosing the Road to Sustainability: the Impacts
of Shrimp Aquaculture and the Models for Change. Submitted for the International Live Aquatics '96 Conference,
Seattle, Washington. October 13-15, 1996.
Choosing the Road to Sustainability pdf

Rönnbäck, Patrik. 2002. Environmentally Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture. Prepared for the
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. March 2002.
Environmentally Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture pdf

Meireles, J. 2006. Shrimp farming: socio-environmental disaster in Northeast Brazilian mangrove ecosystems.
Forum in Defense of the Coastal Zone of Ceara (FDZCC), Brazil, November 2006.
Shrimp farming: socio-environmental disaster in Northeast Brazilian mangrove ecosystems pdf

Wolowicz, K. 2005. The Fishprint of Aquaculture: Can the Blue Revolution Be Sustainable? Redefining Progress.
The Fishprint of Aquaculture: Can the Blue Revolution Be Sustainable? pdf

Education

Cherry, Lynne. 2004. The Sea, The Storm and the Mangrove Tangle. Farrar Straus Giroux. New York.
The Sea, The Storm and the Mangrove Tangle html

Kapica, Dan. 2007. Mangrove Seed Chronicles: Learning To Trust. Mangrove Seed Expressions. (Illustrated by Laurie Barrows)
Mangrove Seed Chronicles html

Mangrove Coloring Book. Printable B&W handouts used with permission by JICA.
Mangrove Coloring Book pdf

Buranakul, Sophia. 2009. Our Lives by the Sea. A celebration of the life and work of Sophia Buranakul.
Our Lives by the Sea. A celebration of the life and work of Sophia Buranakul.

Tourism

Responsible Ecological Social Tours Project (REST). Community-based Tourism Handbook.
Community-based Tourism Handbook html

Tourism Concern. 2005. Post-tsunami reconstruction and tourism: a second disaster?
Post-tsunami reconstruction and tourism: a second disaster? pdf

Tsunamis and Hurricanes

Coastal protection in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami: What role for forests and trees? Proceedings of an FAO Regional Technical Workshop, Khao Lak, Thailand, 28-31 August 2006. FAO, Bangkok.
What role for forests and trees?

Danielsen, F., Sorensen, M.K., Olwig, M.F., Selvam, V., Parish, F., Burgess, N.D., Hiralshi, T., Karunagaran, V.M., Rasmussen, M.S., Hansen, L.B., Quarto, A. & N. Suryadiputra. 2005. The Asian tsunami: a protective role for coastal vegetation. Science 310, 643.
The Asian tsunami: a protective role for coastal vegetation pdf

EJF. 2006. Mangroves: Nature's Defence Against Tsunamis. A report on the impact of mangrove loss and shrimp farm development on coastal defences. Environmental Justice Foundation, Lonkon, UK.
Nature's Defence Against Tsunamis pdf

Lewis, R.R. 2005. Mangroves, hurricanes and tsunamis. All About Wetlands 1(3): 3-5+10.
Mangroves, hurricanes and tsunamis pdf

Stone, R. 2006. The day the land tipped over. Science 314: 406-409.
The day the land tipped over pdf

Tourism Concern. 2005. Post-tsunami reconstruction and tourism: a second disaster?
Post-tsunami reconstruction and tourism pdf

Wolanski, E., 2007. Synthesis of the protective functions of coastal forests and trees against natural hazards. In: Coastal protection in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami: What role for forests and trees? Proceedings of an FAO Regional Technical Workshop, Khao Lak, Thailand, 28-31 August 2006. FAO, Bangkok.
Synthesis of the protective functions of coastal forests and trees against natural hazards

Climate Change & Sea Level Rise

Gilman, E. (ed.) 2006. Proceedings of the Symposium on Mangrove Responses to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Other Climate Change Effects, 13 July 2006. Catchments to Coast. The Society of Wetland Scientists 27th International Conference, 9-14 July 2006, Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia. Published by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Honolulu, USA.
Proceedings of the Symposium on Mangrove Responses to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Other Climate Change pdf

Gilman, E.H., Ellison, J., and Coleman, R. 2007. Assessment of Mangrove Response to Projected Relative Sea-Level Rise and Recent Historical Reconstruction of Shoreline Position. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 124 (1-3): 105-130.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment pdf

Gilman, E.H., Ellison, J., Jungblut, V., Van Lavieren, H., Wilson, L., Areki, F., Brighouse, G., Bungitak, J., Dus, E., Henry, M., Kilman, M., Matthews, E., Sauni, I. Jr., Teariki-Ruatu, N., Tukia, S., and K. Yuknavage. 2006. Adapting to Pacific Island mangrove responses to sea level rise and climate change. Climate Research, 32(3): 161-176.
Adapting to Pacific Island mangrove responses to sea level rise and climate change pdf

Gilman, E., Van Lavieren, H., Ellison, J., Jungblut, V., Wilson, L., Areki, F., Brighouse, G., Bungitak, J., Dus, E., Henry, M., Sauni, I. Jr., Kilman, M., Matthews, E., Teariki-Ruatu, N., Tukia, S. and K. Yuknavage. 2006. Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 179. United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Seas Programme, Nairobi, KENYA.
Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea pdf

McLeod, E. and R.V. Salm. 2006. Managing Mangroves for Resilience to Climate Change. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 64p.
Managing Mangroves for Resilience to Climate Change pdf

Ong, J. E. 2002. The Hidden Costs of Mangrove Services: Use of Mangroves for Shrimp Aquaculture. International Science Roundtable for the Media – 4 June 2002. Bali, Indonesia. Joint event of ICSU, IGBP, IHDP, WCRP, DIVERSITAS, START.
Use of Mangroves for Shrimp Aquaculture pdf

Ong J. E. 1993. Mangroves – A Carbon Source and Sink. Chemosphere 27(6): 1097-1107.
Mangroves – A Carbon Source and Sink pdf

Snedaker, S. C. 1993. Impact on mangroves. Pages 282-305, In: G.A. Maul (ed.) Climatic Change in the Intra-Americas Sea, Edward Arnold, Hodder and Sloughton Publishers, Kent, UK, 389 p.
Impact on mangroves pdf

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