Mangroves are ecologically and economically important forests of the tropics. They are
highly productive ecosystems with rates of primary production equal to those of tropical …

Mangrove ecosystems provide critical goods and ecosystem services to coastal
communities and contribute to climate change mitigation. Over four decades, remote …

Recent attention has focused on the high rates of annual carbon sequestration in vegetated
coastal ecosystems—marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses—that may be lost with habitat …

Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

Aim To reassess the capacity of mangroves for ecosystem services in the light of recent data.
Location Global mangrove ecosystems. Methods We review four long‐standing roles of …

Abstract Mangrove forests in South Asia occur along the tidal sea edge of Bangladesh,
India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. These forests provide important ecosystem goods and …

Forests are important sources of livelihoods to millions of people and contribute to national
economic development of many countries. In addition, they are vital sources and sinks of …

Mangroves sequester large quantities of carbon (C) that become significant sources of
greenhouse gases when disturbed through land‐use change. Thus, they are of great value …

Ecotourism is trumpeted as a sustainable activity and tool in and around Protected Areas
(PAs) capable of balancing conservation of biodiversity alongside the livelihood of the local …

Because mangroves store greater amounts of carbon (C) per area than any other terrestrial
ecosystem, conservation of mangrove forests on a global scale represents a potentially …