On the impact of the Brazilian Forest Code on mangroves: A comment to Ferreira and Lacerda (2016)

Oliveira-Filho, Ronaldo Ruy de; Rovai, André Scarlate; Menghini, Ricardo Palamar; Júnior, Clemente Coelho; Novelli, Y Schaeffer; Cintrón, Gilberto

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.08.002

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“…While not being the main focus of most discussions about the new law, the changes on the legal framework for mangrove protection did not go unnoticed: an important sub-system, the "apicum" {escape valve for inland migration of mangroves as an adaptive response to sea level rise (Godoy and Lacerda, 2015)}, was removed from the concept of mangrove ecosystem, being now separately attended to by this new law in a less strict level of protection. These salt flats are non-vegetated areas, essential for the maintenance of the forested area in the mangrove systems (Schmidt et al, 2013) and are the ecosystem's last resource in terms of space to persist transitional periods and sea level rise (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016). The most protective legislation only covers the wooded component (mangrove forests) (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016).…”

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“…These salt flats are non-vegetated areas, essential for the maintenance of the forested area in the mangrove systems (Schmidt et al, 2013) and are the ecosystem's last resource in terms of space to persist transitional periods and sea level rise (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016). The most protective legislation only covers the wooded component (mangrove forests) (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016). This measure makes a large area (over 600,000 hectares) available for aquaculture development (Ferreira and Lacerda, 2016b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Oliveira-Filho et al (2016), for example, adopt the definition of mangrove ecosystem as "a tidally influenced wetland complex including progradational sand or mud flats, mangrove forests and salt marshes, hypersaline lagoons, intertidal flats, including salt flats, salt pans, salinas, salt barrens, apicuns, tannes and coastal sabkhas." The different elements would, therefore, represent alternate states of the mangrove ecosystem (Woodroffe et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recent changes in conservation policy in Brazil, however, such as the new Brazilian Forest Code (BRASIL, 2012), will likely have negative impacts on mangroves and other vegetation types (Silva et al, 2011;Medeiros et al, 2015;Ferreira and Lacerda, 2016b;Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016). This federal law, strongly biased toward agribusiness interest (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016), disaggregates from the mangrove the salt flats ("apicuns"), which are of special interest to shrimp farming, but also an important component of the mangrove ecosystem (Schmidt et al, 2013).…”

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“…This federal law, strongly biased toward agribusiness interest (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016), disaggregates from the mangrove the salt flats ("apicuns"), which are of special interest to shrimp farming, but also an important component of the mangrove ecosystem (Schmidt et al, 2013). The new law admits the "sustainable use" of these areas, including aquaculture and salt production ponds.…”

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Systematic Planning and Ecosystem-Based Management as Strategies to Reconcile Mangrove Conservation with Resource Use

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About 120 million people worldwide live within 10 km of large mangrove forests, and many of them directly depend on the goods and services provided by these ecosystems. However, it remains unclear how to synchronize ecological definitions and legal conservation strategies regarding mangroves, especially in developing countries, such as Brazil. The influence of human populations' socio-economic context in mangrove conservation policies, as well associated challenges in incorporating this influence, are underestimated or, often, largely ignored. Considering the recent threats emerging from changes in legislation and the lack of spatial and social-ecological integrated data to plan mangrove conservation in Brazil, this paper aims to answer the following questions: (1) What suitable measures could managers and other decision makers adopt for efficient mangrove conservation planning?; (2) What are the site-specific, social-ecological aspects that need to be taken into account when deciding on conservation and management strategies?; and (3) How could science contribute to the development of these measures? In order to achieve an ecosystem-based management approach, mangrove ecosystems should not be divided into sub-systems, but instead treated as an integrated system. Furthermore, interconnections with other coastal ecosystems must be assessed and taken into account. This is crucial for effective systematic conservation planning. Also, most of the particular social-ecological aspects in the different types of mangrove ecosystems along the Brazilian coast, and how those differences might be considered while planning for conservation, remain poorly understood. Based on similar drivers of change, geological features, and likely impacts of climate change, a macro-unit approach is proposed to group mangrove systems along the Brazilian coast and guide national policies. This paper draws parallels with management approaches worldwide to find common points and hence lessons to be applied in other regional realms. It considers the issues of legal vulnerability and needs for social-ecological data on mangroves, contributing toward systematic conservation planning and ecosystem-based management for these ecosystems.

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Section: More Than the Sum Of Its Parts: The Mangrove As An Integratementioning

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Section: More Than the Sum Of Its Parts: The Mangrove As An Integratementioning

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Systematic Planning and Ecosystem-Based Management as Strategies to Reconcile Mangrove Conservation with Resource Use

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Neotropical mangroves: Conservation and sustainable use in a scenario of global climate change

Lacerda

Borges

Ferreira

2019

Aquatic Conservation

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This study assesses the evolution of major anthropogenic drivers of environmental impacts on Neotropical mangroves, the changes in the environmental pressures acting upon them, and the respective societal responses during the past 40 years. It reviews the impacts of new drivers, in particular those resulting from global climate change and the expansion in aquaculture and the effectiveness of local societal responses aimed at addressing them. Adaptation and mitigation actions are proposed to cope with the impacts and their socio‐economic consequences for Latin America and Caribbean mangroves. By comparing the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean with other regions, the knowledge gaps and priority research needs are discussed to support delineating a preliminary unifying framework to address the environmental pressures affecting mangroves. This scenario necessarily includes the interaction of climate change with human interventions and their effects on ecosystem goods and services, as well as their respective adaptation and management options. Results show that drivers of environmental impacts have changed in the past 40 years, reducing the effectiveness of some important societal responses towards conservation and sustainable management with a great potential to increase rates of mangrove deforestation and conversion to human uses. Although efforts in conservation and restoration have contributed to decreasing pressure on these ecosystems, the coupling of old drivers, such as damming, with climate change, and the appearance of new drivers in the region, such as shrimp aquaculture, may eclipse the gains made through these conservation efforts. Despite the negative trend, we discuss some successful efforts to curb negative impacts of human activities on mangroves. We also recommend regional assessments based on primary sources in the representative mangrove‐bearing countries throughout the continent to allow the upscaling of their experiences towards a regional response to the challenges facing Neotropical mangrove conservation and sustainable use.

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Mangrove Forest Restoration and Rehabilitation

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Lewis²,

Saenger

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Mangrove Ecosystems: A Global Biogeographic Perspective

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On the impact of the Brazilian Forest Code on mangroves: A comment to Ferreira and Lacerda (2016)

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Systematic Planning and Ecosystem-Based Management as Strategies to Reconcile Mangrove Conservation with Resource Use

Systematic Planning and Ecosystem-Based Management as Strategies to Reconcile Mangrove Conservation with Resource Use

Neotropical mangroves: Conservation and sustainable use in a scenario of global climate change

Mangrove Forest Restoration and Rehabilitation

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