This book contains the highlights of a workshop organized by UNU, the International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (Japan), and UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere programme (MAB), in March 2000.

A long-term management plan for the sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems is urgently needed. Monitoring, research, and evaluation are vital components of a successful conservation strategy for natural, managed, and man-made mangrove forests.

The contributors to Mangrove Management and Conservation: Present and Future outline the key areas for future focus in the stewardship of this vital ecosystem, including appropriate legislation, community participation and empowerment, management agreements between communities, governments and NGOs, and local responsibility for supervision and enforcement of rules and regulations. An Action Plan for the worldwide conservation and use of mangroves concludes the volume.  

The book is edited by Marta Vannucci, retired Professor of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, former Senior Expert in Marine Sciences with UNESCO and honorary advisor to the International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems. Contributors are Zafar Adeel, Marta Vannucci, Shigeyuki Baba, Kakehisa Nakamura, Reiko Minagawa, Sonjai Havanond, Zhongyi Chen, Ruijiang Wang, Zebin Miao, Aprilani Soegiarto, A. N. Sububramanian, Shigemitsu Shokita, Phan Nguyen Hong, Kiyoshi Fujimoto, Sanit Aksornkoae , Mesake Senibulu , Mohammad Tahir Qureshi, Patricia Moreno-Casasola , Jurgenne H. Primavera, Shinichiro Kakuma, Robert S. Pomeroy, Brenda M.  Katon, Motohiko Kogo, Kiyomi Kogo, A.F.M. Akhtaruzzaman, Kazuhiro Ajiki, Atsuo Ida, Thabit S. Masoud and Robert G. Wild.

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