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Fostering Mangrove Ecosystem Services for a Resilient Future for the Asia-Pacific Region: A Knowledge Synthesis

As the threat of climate change intensifies across the Asia-Pacific region, there is an urgent need to foster resilient human societies in coastal areas in Asia. On a regional basis, conservation and restoration of mangroves are increasingly important to fulfill several intergovernmental targets, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), among others. This chapter in Assessing, Mapping and Modelling of Mangrove Ecosystem Services in the Asia-Pacific region synthesizes major findings from 14 case studies included in the book and considers some key observations, opportunities, and challenges related to future mangrove sustainability and fostering climate-resilient societies. The chapter concludes with a call for integrating mangrove ecosystem services into coastal development and adaptation planning and identifies the possible avenues to strengthen the human-nature relationship along the Asian coast.