Mangroves in Benin, West Africa: threats, uses and conservation opportunities

Teka, Oscar; Houessou, Laurent G.; Djossa, Bruno Agossou; Bachmann, Yvonne; Oumorou, Madjidou; Sinsin, Brice

doi:10.1007/s10668-017-0075-x

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“…Results from this study indicate that fuelwood is the most important extractive use for mangroves within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal. Findings are consistent with those of several other studies in Senegal and elsewhere (Conchedda et al, 2011;Dahdouh-Guebas et al, 2000;Dayalatha and Ali, 2019;Teka et al, 2018). The importance of mangrove fuelwood is determined by the large number of households that use dead mangrove wood, the high frequency of collection of dead mangrove wood, and the preference for mangrove wood as fuelwood.…”

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Mangrove use and management within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal

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Sonnenfeld

Dahdouh‐Guebas

2020

Ocean & Coastal Management

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Dahdouh-Guebas. Mangrove use and management within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal. 2019. Mangroves constitute one of the most complex and productive ecosystems in the world. This study explores mangrove use and management within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal. It utilizes field-based, mixed research methods, drawing primarily on quantitative survey data, supplemented with qualitative data from semistructured interviews, personal communications with villagers, and participant observation from August-December 2013. Research results indicate that use of dead mangrove wood for fuelwood is the most important extractive use of mangroves within the Delta. Fish, clam, oyster, and shrimp collection is the second most important use of mangroves in the region. Senegal's Forest Code Law notwithstanding, ambiguity remains in mangrove management and adequate means are lacking for protection of mangroves within the Delta. Study results show that mangrove reforestation is a robust activity in the region, and that financial incentives from international organizations and NGOs are significant in motivating community involvement. Study results suggest that mangrove plantings may have a low survival rate, however further investigation is needed.

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Mangrove use and management within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal

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Sonnenfeld

Dahdouh‐Guebas

2020

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…A large part of this literature deals with knowledge on mangrove species or associated species [17,18] and for most of them on the way it is linked to harvest practices, whether of mangrove trees [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] or of mangrove fisheries [6,19,22,27]. The knowledge of locals on the surface evolution of mangrove areas over the last decades and the reasons they attribute to these changes are also often studied [5,19,22,26,28]. People are often asked on their knowledge on ecosystem services and benefits [3,5,6,17,18,[29][30][31].…”

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Local Ecological Knowledge on Mangroves in Mayotte Island (Indian Ocean) and Influencing Factors

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Abdallah

Jeanson

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The majority of studies on local ecological knowledge (LEK) relate to communities or groups relying on ecosystem(s) for their livelihood. In our case study, Mayotte Island, a French overseas department, very few people rely on mangrove ecosystem for natural resources but most of them are attached to it because of leisure activities and beliefs. The questions on mangrove LEK generally deal with a single aspect of ecological knowledge of surveyed people and is mixed with other information such as harvesting practices, anthropogenic impacts, and management issues. The aim of our study is to better understand the level of ecological knowledge of surveyed inhabitants of Mayotte and to assess whether factors linked to the profile of respondents have an influence on it. For this purpose, we carried out two main survey campaigns in three villages fringing two stable mangroves of Mayotte: the first one consisted of qualitative interviews and the second one, questionnaires lending quantitative results. Cross tabulations and Chi square tests of independence were carried out to determine the link between LEK and influencing factors. Results show that some LEK implying localized observation, such as the identification of mangrove trees and the knowledge of the coastal protection role of the mangrove, are well shared by surveyed people whereas others, such as the number and the name of mangrove tree species, are poorly known. The results also highlight the difficulty of questions implying observation at the landscape level and interpretation of observation. All the influencing factors selected have a significant influence on, at least, one LEK variable. The results highlight differences in LEK of villages bordering two nearby mangroves calling for a local management of these systems.

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“…Mangroves provide important ecosystem services, e.g., shelter for economically important aquatic larvae, a buffer against coastal erosion, and a major carbon sink. In the tropics, mangrove forests play an important role in people’s ways of life (Teka et al, 2019 ). Hence, there may be conflicts between sustaining a good environment and the economic benefits of mangroves; activities within mangrove areas can affect their ecosystem services.…”

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Does ecotourism in a Mangrove area at Klong Kone, Thailand, conform to sustainable tourism? A case study using SWOT and DPSIR

Swangjang

Kornpiphat

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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This study aimed to assess ecotourism in a mangrove area and whether it conformed with sustainable tourism. We were interested in exploring the demand for natural resources and the supply of areas for ecotourism. To achieve this, we integrated a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis with the DPSIR (driving forces, pressures, states, impacts, and responses) framework, based on questionnaire interviews with three target groups (tourists, homestay operators, and community residents), plus in-depth interviews with local scholars and officers of administrative organizations. Supplementary data recorded included the physical characteristics of local homestays and houses. The results were analyzed statistically and the ecotourism carrying capacity of the area was assessed, based on the SWOT analysis. Internal factors included key strengths, e.g., the income associated with nature-supporting tourism, and key weaknesses, e.g., local stakeholders' awareness and understanding of ecological mechanisms. External factors included opportunities arising from tourism policies and public relations and threats from town and urban planning and pollution from nearby areas. The DPSIR framework was used to rank the scores of each DPSIR dimension, with the responses identifying DPSIR indicators prioritized. Finally, a conceptual DPSIR model of ecotourism, which illustrated the ecotourism lifecycle, was developed.

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Mangroves in Benin, West Africa: threats, uses and conservation opportunities

Cited by 33 publications

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Mangrove use and management within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal

Mangrove use and management within the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal

Local Ecological Knowledge on Mangroves in Mayotte Island (Indian Ocean) and Influencing Factors

Does ecotourism in a Mangrove area at Klong Kone, Thailand, conform to sustainable tourism? A case study using SWOT and DPSIR

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