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Drivers of Global Mangrove Loss and Gain in Social-Ecological systems
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Hagger, Valerie

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Lovelock, Catherine. E

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Worthington, Thomas. A

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et al

2022
Mangrove forests store high amounts of carbon, protect communities from storms and support fisheries. Mangroves exist in complex social-ecological systems hence identifying socioeconomic conditions associated with decreasing losses and increasing gains remains challenging albeit important.
Mangroves provide Blue Carbon Ecological value at a low Freshwater Cost
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Berger, Uta

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Chen, Luzhen

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Krauss, Ken W.

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Lovelock, Catherine. E

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et al

2022
Blue carbon wetland vegetation has a limited freshwater requirement. One type, magroves utilizes less freshwater during transpiration than adjacent terrestrial ecoregions, equating to only 43% to 57% of evapotranspiration.
The State of the World's Mangroves 2022
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Leal, Marice

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Spalding, Mark D

2022
Building resilience to climate change. Healthy mangroves ecosystems are critical for global climate action - playing a key role in carbon storage and in building resilience to a rapidly warning world. Mangroves stabilize coastlines, reduce erosion, foster biodiversity growth and protect coastal communities by building their adaptive capacity and making then more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
The State of the World's Mangroves 2021
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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2021
Mangroves are vital components of the planet coastal ecosystems. Mangroves sequester carbon at up to four times the rate of terrestrial forests, making them tremendous allies in our struggle for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. They stabilize coastlines, protected coastal communities against storm surges, reduce erosion and serve as a vast nurseries and habitats for fish, crustaceans shellfish and wildlife.
Tackling invasive non-native species in the UK Overseas Territories
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Key, G.

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Moore, N.

2019
The 16 UK Overseas Territories (OTs) together account for 94% of the UK’s unique biodiversity and make a significant contribution to global biodiversity. Being predominantly islands, the OTs are very vulnerable to the introduction of potentially harmful invasive non-native species, and pressures are increasing with the continual growth of international trade and impact of climate change. Biosecurity is acknowledged as the most cost-effective means of addressing invasive species threats for small islands, and yet the OTs face many challenges in the implementation of biosecurity controls. In 2016 a UK Government funded project “Tackling Invasive Non-Native Species in the UK Overseas Territories” was initiated to improve the biosecurity of the OTs against non-native species in order to improve their environmental resilience and food security through technical assistance and capacity building. A gap analysis carried out in early 2017 assessed the strengths and weaknesses for all 16 OTs along the biosecurity continuum in three areas: (1) prevention (2) early warning and rapid response, and (3) long-term management. Overall, capacity is weakest in the area of prevention and greatest in that of long-term management. Border activities, where implemented, are primarily linked to agricultural production and animal health. Few OTs have carried out horizon scanning or comprehensive pathway analysis or have the capacity to carry out pest risk analysis. Greatest capacity is seen in the relatively well-resourced Antarctic and sub-Antarctic territories, and in St Helena Island which was the subject of a 4-year project in anticipation of air access. Legislation is generally weak, and few OTs have developed territorial biosecurity policies or strategies. Officers responsible for biosecurity often have a range of functions in addition to their biosecurity roles, lack access to specialist expertise and diagnostic facilities, and may also lack access to appropriate training. This compromises their ability to deliver effective biosecurity. This situation is common to many small island states.
A Community-Based Mangrove Planting Handbook for Papua New Guinea
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB
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2019
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), many coastal communities depend on mangroves for their livelihood.
Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrass and intertidal flats in the tropical Pacific to Climate Change.
BRB
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Bell, J D

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Hobday, A J

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Johnson, J E

2011
In addition to the extensive coral reef habitats described in Chapter 5, the shallow subtidal and intertidal zones around the coasts of Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) often support large areas of mangroves and seagrasses.
Comprehensive Desk-top Review of Biodiversity, Conservation and Invasive Species Information for the Kingdom of Tonga
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB
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Pagad. Shyama

2013
Situated between Fiji to the west and Samoa to the northeast, the Kingdom of Tonga (referred to as Tonga) is comprised of 171 scattered islands of which less than 50 are inhabited. The islands are mainly composed of limestone formed from uplifted coral. Current critical environmental concerns have arisen due to deforestation; damage to coral reefs and the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. Anthropogenic pressure has resulted in extensive modification of all ecosystems on the limestone islands of this group. Only uninhabited and steep volcanic islands still support large tracts of forest.
A field guide to the mangrove & seagrass species of Fiji
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Skelton, P A

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Tuiwawa, M V

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Tuiwawa, S H

2014
The response of mangrove soil surface elevation to sea level rise.
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Anna McIvor

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Iris Moller

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Mark Spalding

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Tom Spencer

2013
Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves can reduce risk to people and infrastructure from wave damage and flooding. The continued provision of these coastal defence services by mangroves is dependent on their capacity to adapt to projected rates of sea level rise. This report exploresthe capacity of mangrove soil surfaces to increase in elevation in response to local rises in sea level.

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