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Project • CRRP2018-03MY-Hashimoto

Plausible alternative futures of island mangroves in the Asia-Pacific: Scenario-based analysis and quantification of mangrove ecosystem services in coastal hazard mitigation and climate change adaptation

Mangrove ecosystem services are increasingly being recognised as pivotal to build nature-based resistance to climate change and hydro-meteorological hazards in coastal areas. yet, a dearth of reliable quantitative information on future extent and availability of such services serve as a major obstacle for optimum landscape planning, particularly in remote islands. To address future uncertainties in mangrove ecosystem services, scenario-based quantitative assessment of mangrove ecosystem services remains imperative for evidence-led decision-making and establishing a strong science-policy interface for policy making. Under this backdrop, this project intends to develop spatially-explicit, exploratory scenatios (2050) for mangroves and assess future trade-offs in vital mangrove ecosystem services under alternative climate and development pathways (e.g. with ‘no’, ‘moderate’ and ‘strong’ policy intervention). It will specifically focus on five study sites, namely: (1) North Andaman Islands and estuarine island mangroves from Odisha (India); (2) Ishigaki Islands (Japan); (3) Oriental Mindoro (The Philippines); (4) Tamsui River Estuary (Taiwan); and (5) Viti Levu Island (Fiji). By developing future scenarios, the project will make quantitative, spatiotemporal evaluation of vital mangrove ecosystem services, with respect to climate change and hazard mitigation (e.g. carbon sequestration, coastal vulnerability, sediment and nutrient retention) through appropriate biophysical model.

Project publications

Peer-reviewed publication • 2022

Ecosystem services of “Trees Outside Forests (TOF)” and their contribution to the contemporary sustainability agenda: a systematic review

Peer-reviewed publication • 2022

Ecosystem Services of Mangroves: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Contemporary Scientific Literature

Peer-reviewed publication • 2022

Ecosystem services of urban fringe mangrove forests: The case of Tamsui River Estuary mangrove forest, Taiwan

Book / book chapter • 2022

Cultural Ecosystem Services of Mangroves: A Review of Models and Method

Book / book chapter • 2022

Ecosystem Services and Their Future Scenarios Centering on Mangrove Ecosystem in Ishigaki Island, Japan

Book / book chapter • 2022

Envisioning the Future of Mangroves Through Mapping and Modeling of Mangrove Ecosystem Services

Peer-reviewed publication • 2022

The present state-of-the-art of blue carbon repository in India: a meta-analysis

Peer-reviewed publication • 2022

Scenario-based quantification of land-use changes and its impacts on ecosystem services: A case of Bhitarkanika mangrove area, Odisha, India

Peer-reviewed publication • 2022

Actions to halt biodiversity loss generally benefit the climate

Peer-reviewed publication • 2021

Scenario-based hydrological modeling for designing climate-resilient coastal water resource management measures: lessons from Brahmani River, Odisha, eastern India

Peer-reviewed publication • 2021

GIS weighted suitability analysis as decision support tool for mangrove rehabilitation in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Peer-reviewed publication • 2021

Multiple values of Bhitarkanika mangroves for human well-being: synthesis of contemporary scientific knowledge for mainstreaming ecosystem services in policy planning

Peer-reviewed publication • 2020

Physicochemical factors influencing zonation patterns, niche width and tolerances of dominant mangroves in southern Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Peer-reviewed publication • 2020

Regeneration capacity and threats to mangrove areas on the southern coast of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines: Implications to mangrove ecosystem rehabilitation