Mangrove Rehabilitation in the Coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Benthem, W.; Lavieren, L.P. van; Verheugt, W.J.M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-4683-8_3

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“…Battlefield damage may also continue affecting biodiversity long after the cessation of hostilities. Algae, invertebrates, and fish in the Slovenia's Isonzo River, for example, still contain elevated mercury levels from munitions discharged nearby during World War I, and large swathes of mangrove forests defoliated during the Vietnam War have never recovered . Some postwar biodiversity impacts represent a straightforward continuation of effects begun during wartime, such as persistent deforestation near long‐term refugee camps, but others play out more subtly.…”

Section: Postwar Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biodiversity conservation and armed conflict: a warfare ecology perspective

Hanson

2018

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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The activities involved in preparing for, executing, and recovering from armed conflict are globally pervasive and consequential, with significant impacts on natural systems. Effects on biodiversity are predominantly negative, produced by direct and indirect battlefield impacts, as well as the general breakdown of social, economic, and governance systems during wartime. Certain conservation opportunities do occur, however, particularly on lands set aside for training exercises, buffer zones, and peace parks. Here, the relationship between armed conflict and biodiversity is reviewed using the temporal framework of warfare ecology, which defines warfare as an ongoing process of three overlapping stages: preparations, war (armed conflict), and postwar activities. Several themes emerge from recent studies, including a heightened awareness of biodiversity conservation on military lands, the potential for scientific and conservation engagement to mitigate negative biodiversity impacts in war zones, and the importance of the postwar period for incorporating biodiversity priorities into reconstruction and recovery efforts. Research limitations and knowledge gaps are also discussed.

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Section: Postwar Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biodiversity conservation and armed conflict: a warfare ecology perspective

Hanson

2018

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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“…Mangrove forests provide coastal protection, a variety of wood and non-wood products, and are habitats for flora and fauna species, including nursery grounds for fish and shellfish species (Benthem et al, 1999). Some mangrove species are used in traditional medicines in Vietnam.…”

Section: Mekong Delta Wetlands Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 2002 the area under mangrove forests was estimated to have declined to about 70,000 ha, (Eucker, 2011;Gebhardt et al, 2012), and then by 2005 it had increased by 51,450 ha under the National Action Plan for mangrove protection and development (Government of Vietnam, 2005). The pristine and impenetrable jungle-like mangrove forests that currently exist along the coastline is currently classified as secondary growth (Benthem et al, 1999;Hong and San, 1993).…”

Section: Environmental and Land Use Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The first national wetland park was declared in 1998 for the last remaining remnants of the freshwater wetlands habitat in the MD. Several foreign-funded projects for rehabilitation of mangrove areas were established under the Mekong Delta Master Plan (1993) during the 1990s (Benthem et al, 1999). In the coastal delta, in 2003 the Mui Ca Mau National Park (MCMNP), consisting of 41,862 ha of mangrove forest and shoreline was established.…”

Section: Ecological Transformations and The Development Of Wetland Comentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Stoutendijk (1982) listed seven major reclamation schemes in the delta involving over 920,000 ha of floodplains and tidally inundated lands. The steadily increasing area of land available for agriculture and aquaculture in Vietnam since the introduction of "Doi Moi" (economic reform) policy in 1986 has come from draining (Hill, 1984) and converting many of the swampy marshes and forests of the western part of the MD to become shrimp ponds (Benthem et al, 1999;de Graaf and Xuan, 1998). The delta suffered more anthropogenic damage in the 1980s and early 1990s (Hashimoto, 2001;Kono, 2001;Le Meur et al, 2005) when large-scale construction projects for draining wetland were undertaken to intensify rice production (Binh, 2010;Le et al, 2007;Truong and Nguyen, 2002) and aquaculture (Binh, 2010;Nhan et al, 2007;Trung et al, 2006).…”

Section: Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A study of the drivers of land use change in the Ha Tien Plain region of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Nguyen¹

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The wetlands of the Mekong Delta (MD) have contributed prominently to economic development in Vietnam, especially to agricultural and fisheries development. Unfortunately, the design of wetland utilization has traditionally been considered from an economic rather than ecological perspective, and wetlands utilization has suffered from a lack of scientific guidance. Many wetlands have been lost because their full value to society was not taken into account. Furthermore, the status of the delta's biodiversity is both poorly known and poorly documented. Decades of over-exploitation of the wetland ecosystems have had detrimental effects on the environment. The maintenance of the important economic functions of the MD is dependent on maintaining the wetlands' ecosystem functions.This thesis addresses several gaps in the broader wetland conservation literature by focusing on the research problem "How can the drivers of land use change in the study area be better managed to lead to more sustainable outcomes?" Using Systems Thinking in combination with Bayesian Belief Networks modelling methods, and a case study of the Phu My Lepironia grassland biodiversity conservation in Kien Giang, Vietnam, this thesis examines how successful community-based wetlands conservation can be achieved in the Mekong Delta. The study is comprised of the following components: (1) a review of the history of the drivers of wetlands degradation in the MD in order to better understand the transformation of the delta's wetlands in different periods, and an analyses of the driving forces of wetland loss and the underlying causes that derive from the differing policies of political regimes; (2) a study of various factors that influence wetlands grassland degradation and the likely consequences of conservation of the wetlands for carbon stocks; and (3) an analysis of the factors affecting how local communities' decide to make changes in their land use practices, and policy interventions that lead to the enhancement of livelihoods and improved sustainability of wetland grassland conservation in the study area.The drivers that have contributed to wetland loss and degradation in the Mekong Delta over the course of 200 years can be divided into five periods. The drivers of wetland losses have included: (1) resettlement and economic development policies; (2) population growth and urbanization; (3) demand for food and reclamation of wetlands for agriculture, construction of canals and construction of dikes for flood protection systems; (4) expansion of travel systems (waterways and roads); and (5) exploitation of wetlands natural resources. As a result of these factors, only 0.068 million ha of the original 4.0 million ha of the MD currently remain as a primary swamp forest ecosystem.ii The analysis presented in this thesis estimates the value of CO2 sequestered by different Mekong Delta wetland ecosystems (mangroves, Melaleuca swamps and wetland grasslands) to be between 5.53 Mt CO2e for grasslands ecosystem to 37.49 Mt CO2e for mangrove ecosystem...

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Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction and Involvement of Women in Mitigating the Disaster Impacts

Amarakoon

2024

Science for Sustainable Societies

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Mangrove Rehabilitation in the Coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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Biodiversity conservation and armed conflict: a warfare ecology perspective

Biodiversity conservation and armed conflict: a warfare ecology perspective

A study of the drivers of land use change in the Ha Tien Plain region of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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