Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems

Mangrove forests protect communities from storms and support fisheries. Here, the authors show that the association with economic growth has shifted from negatively impacting mangroves to enabling mangrove expansion, and that community forestry is promoting mangrove expansion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valerie Hagger, Thomas A. Worthington, Catherine E. Lovelock, Maria Fernanda Adame, Tatsuya Amano, Benjamin M. Brown, Daniel A. Friess, Emily Landis, Peter J. Mumby, Tiffany H. Morrison, Katherine R. O’Brien, Kerrie A. Wilson, Chris Zganjar, Megan I. Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33962-x