Contrasting perspectives on mangroves in arid Northwestern Mexico: Implications for integrated coastal management

López-Medellín, Xavier; Castillo, Alicia; Ezcurra, Exequiel

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.12.012

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“…Interestingly, however, the residents placed significantly higher values on aesthetics than the tourism officials and conservation employees. The appreciation of the beauty of mangrove ecosystems by local residents and fishermen has been noted in other studies (e.g., Rönnbäck et al 2007, Iftekhar and Takama 2008, López-Medellín et al 2011), but comparisons between urban and rural respondents have found that the former place greater value on aesthetics and the existence value of biodiversity (Martín-López et al 2012).…”

Section: Synergies and Tensions Among The Stakeholder Groupsmentioning

confidence: 69%

Stakeholder perceptions of ecosystem services of the Wami River and Estuary

McNally¹,

Gold²,

Pollnac³

et al. 2016

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ABSTRACT. Management of riverine and coastal ecosystems warrants enhanced understanding of how different stakeholders perceive and depend upon different kinds of ecosystem services. Employing a mixed methods approach, this study compares and contrasts the use and perceptions of upstream residents, downstream residents, tourism officials, and conservation organizations regarding the value of 30 ecosystem services provided by the Wami River and its estuary in Tanzania, and investigates their perceptions of the main threats to this system. Our findings reveal that all of the stakeholder groups place a high value on the provision of domestic water, habitat for wild plants and animals, tourism, and erosion control, and a relatively low value on the prevention of saltwater intrusion, refuge from predators, spiritual fulfillment, nonrecreational hunting, and the provision of traditional medications and inorganic materials for construction. Differences emerge, however, between the groups in the value assigned to the conservation of riverine and estuarine fauna and the provision of raw materials for building and handicrafts. Declining fish populations and an increasing human population are identified by the residents and conservation employees, respectively, as their prime concerns regarding the future conditions of the Wami River and its estuary. These groups also acknowledge increasing salinity levels and the loss of mangroves as other key concerns. The identification of these mutual interests and shared concerns can help build common ground among stakeholders while the recognition of potential tensions can assist managers in balancing and reconciling the multiple needs and values of these different groups.

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Section: Synergies and Tensions Among The Stakeholder Groupsmentioning

confidence: 69%

Stakeholder perceptions of ecosystem services of the Wami River and Estuary

McNally¹,

Gold²,

Pollnac³

et al. 2016

E&S

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“…There is a large literature on the attitudes and perceptions of local communities and other stakeholders toward mangrove management mostly based on surveys (e.g., Badola et al, 2012), semi-structured interviews (e.g., López-Medellín et al, 2011), and, more recently, the Q-methodology (Hugé et al, 2016;Vande Velde et al, 2019;Arumugam et al, 2020). Also for salt marshes, there is a quite substantial body of literature on attitudes toward conservation and restoration of salt marshes, again mostly using surveys and/or semi-structured interviews with the local public.…”

Section: Local Perceptions Of the Restoration And Conservation Of Blumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most notably, people value in particular the ES that are directly relevant for sustaining their livelihoods such as the provision of timber, fuelwood, tannin, honey, beeswax, fodder, and thatch (e.g., Roy, 2016). People that rely on nonextractive uses of mangrove forests highly value ES such as storm protection and the provision of nursery habitats and are often more in favor of mangrove conservation and restoration (Stone et al, 2008;López-Medellín et al, 2011;Badola et al, 2012). In contrast, people that rely more on extractive uses would more often object to a total closure for the protection of mangrove forests, a trend which is enforced if potential disservices from mangrove forests are considered (e.g., Badola et al, 2012;Roy, 2016).…”

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Public Perceptions of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Nature-Engineering Divide?

Bertram

Merk²

2020

Front. Clim.

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Public acceptability is a standard element on the list of potential constraints on research and deployment of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). We outline past work on the public perceptions and acceptability of ocean-based CDR among laypersons covering the main developments over the past 15 years. We compare and synthesize insights from two distinct strands of literature – one on climate engineering approaches and the other on coastal ecosystem management or blue carbon approaches. We also draw conclusions from studies on land-based CDR for emerging ocean-based approaches. Main determinants of perceptions identified in the past are controllability, environmental impacts, containment, permanence of carbon storage, risks and benefits for the local population as well as to which degree an approach is perceived as natural or engineered. We highlight how these aspects may influence perceptions and acceptability of ocean-based CDR approaches which have not yet been on the agenda of perceptions research. Even though ocean-based CDR approaches cannot be neatly divided into categories, the public's tendency to favor approaches perceived more as natural over approaches perceived more as engineering could result in a dilemma between approaches with possibly high carbon sequestration potential but low levels of acceptability and approaches with possibly low sequestration potential but high levels of acceptability. To effectively work toward achieving net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century, however, we need to bridge the gap between natural and engineering-type approaches, also in research, to come up with a broad portfolio of CDR options to complement classic mitigation and adaptation measures.

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“…In the 1980s, the Gulf of California became the second largest producer of shrimp from aquaculture ponds in the American continent [16,17]. To date, the Gulf of California is one of the fastest growing regions in Mexico [15], which has driven urbanization and land clearing for agriculture and aquaculture [16]. For instance, from 2010 to 2015, over 16 000 ha of land was cleared for aquaculture, crops or grazing, and over 17 000 ha for urban development [13].…”

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Avoided emissions and conservation of scrub mangroves: potential for a Blue Carbon project in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Adame

Najera²,

Lovelock

et al. 2018

Biol. Lett.

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Mangroves are considered ideal ecosystems for Blue Carbon projects. However, because of their short stature, some mangroves (‘scrub’ mangroves, less than 2 m) do not fulfil the current definition of ‘forests’, which makes them ineligible for emission reduction programmes such as REDD+. Short stature mangroves can be the dominant form of mangroves in arid and nutrient-poor landscapes, and emissions from their deforestation and degradation could be substantial. Here, we describe a Blue Carbon project in the Gulf of California, Mexico, to illustrate that projects that avoid emissions from deforestation and degradation could provide financial resources to protect mangroves that cannot be included in other emission reduction programmes. The goal of the project is to protect 16 058 ha of mangroves through conservation concessions from the Mexican Federal Government. The cumulative avoided emissions of the project are 2.84 million Mg CO 2 over 100 years, valued at $US 426 000 per year (US$15 per Mg CO 2 in the California market). The funds could be used for community-based projects that will improve mangrove management, such as surveillance, eradication of invasive species, rehabilitation after tropical storms and environmental education. The strong institutional support, secure financial status, community engagement and clear project boundaries provide favourable conditions to implement this Blue Carbon project. Financial resources from Blue Carbon projects, even in mangroves of short stature, can provide substantial resources to enhance community resilience and mangrove protection.

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Contrasting perspectives on mangroves in arid Northwestern Mexico: Implications for integrated coastal management

Cited by 32 publications

References 38 publications

Stakeholder perceptions of ecosystem services of the Wami River and Estuary

Stakeholder perceptions of ecosystem services of the Wami River and Estuary

Public Perceptions of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Nature-Engineering Divide?

Avoided emissions and conservation of scrub mangroves: potential for a Blue Carbon project in the Gulf of California, Mexico

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