Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

Status, policy analysis and management-based approaches for coral reef restoration in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

Southeast Asian coral reefs in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam are critical socio-economic assets, generating over USD 11 billion annually. However, they face escalating threats from climate change and local anthropogenic stressors. Synthesising empirical field data, remote sensing and research outcomes from the APN CRRP2019-08MY-Khanal project, this review reveals significant regional degradation. Specifically, Vietnam has lost...

Khanal, R., Yoshimura, C., Giang, P.Q., Siev, S., Boonyaroj, V., & Mishra, B.K. (2026). Status, policy analysis and management-based approaches for coral reef restoration in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. APN Science Bulletin, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.30852/sb.16.3187