Mangrooves
Valuation of mangrove systems in India
Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services. 1. They serve as breeding, feeding and nursery grounds for many fishes in offshore and inshore waters. 2. They also provide feeding and breeding grounds for birds, reptiles and mammals. 3. They are a source of forest products such as firewood, timber and honey. 4. The benefits provided by these ecosystems are much wider in range than those provided by concrete seawalls or other physical structures constructed for coastal protection. 5. many rural communities use mangroves to produce honey, fodder and traditional medicines. 6. mangroves, along with Casuarina plantations, reduced the impact of waves and protected shorelines against damage along the Tamil Nadu 7. coastline villages with wider mangrove belts between them and the coast suffered significantly fewer deaths than those with narrower or no mangrove belts during tsunami. 8. Mangroves are especially valuable for carbon sequestration because they accumulate large amounts of carbon in the soil, whereas terrestrial forests keep most of it in tree trunks and branches.
Management of mangroves Preparation of GIS-based mangrove atlas
GIS-based atlas contains a wealth of scientific information about mangrove resources, used extensively by various agencies to develop mangrove management plans. The atlas was the first successful step taken in India to understand mangrove conservation and management. mangrove atlas helped to identify the critical issues influencing better management of mangrove resources.
Demonstration of Joint Mangrove Management (JMM) The JMM project involved 5,240 families from 28 villages in three states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa – on India’s east coast. About 1,475 ha of mangroves were restored by planting 6.8 million mangrove saplings.
Supplementary livelihoods
People who depend on mangrove resources can be provided with supplementary livelihoods
Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services. 1. They serve as breeding, feeding and nursery grounds for many fishes in offshore and inshore waters. 2. They also provide feeding and breeding grounds for birds, reptiles and mammals. 3. They are a source of forest products such as firewood, timber and honey. 4. The benefits provided by these ecosystems are much wider in range than those provided by concrete seawalls or other physical structures constructed for coastal protection. 5. many rural communities use mangroves to produce honey, fodder and traditional medicines. 6. mangroves, along with Casuarina plantations, reduced the impact of waves and protected shorelines against damage along the Tamil Nadu 7. coastline villages with wider mangrove belts between them and the coast suffered significantly fewer deaths than those with narrower or no mangrove belts during tsunami. 8. Mangroves are especially valuable for carbon sequestration because they accumulate large amounts of carbon in the soil, whereas terrestrial forests keep most of it in tree trunks and branches.
Management of mangroves Preparation of GIS-based mangrove atlas
GIS-based atlas contains a wealth of scientific information about mangrove resources, used extensively by various agencies to develop mangrove management plans. The atlas was the first successful step taken in India to understand mangrove conservation and management. mangrove atlas helped to identify the critical issues influencing better management of mangrove resources.
Demonstration of Joint Mangrove Management (JMM) The JMM project involved 5,240 families from 28 villages in three states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa – on India’s east coast. About 1,475 ha of mangroves were restored by planting 6.8 million mangrove saplings.
Supplementary livelihoods
People who depend on mangrove resources can be provided with supplementary livelihoods