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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2002
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- Life at the margins: The social, economic and ecological importance of mangroves Gayatri Acharya Agrociencias conservation economic analyses Mangrove ecosystems ecological services management strategy Coastal communities are dependent on the resources available in mangroveecosystems. Despite their usefulness because of the vital ecological services they provide,mangroves are under heavy stress. The loss of these ecosystems would mean local, nationaland global welfare losses. Quantifying those losses accurately and using them to make moreinformed decisions about land use and land conversion, is a challenging task. Economicvalues associated with healthy mangrove ecosystems can be generated through economicanalyses that attempt to measure the use and non-use values of these ecosystems. Thevalues associated with mangroves are positive and have been used to influence policy. Anoptimal mangrove management strategy should recognize that the products and ecosystemservices provided by mangroves can be very significant to human welfare. The creation ofmarkets for forest environmental services allows the values of multiple-use ecosystems suchas mangroves to be recognized and utilized in decision making. Taking an ecosystemapproach to the management of these resources can help to understand the complexity ofecological and socio-economic processes within mangrove ecosystems. In developingcountries, such analyses are essential for promoting equity and poverty alleviation. The valueof mangrove ecosystems can best be realized when decision makers make the effort toaccurately weigh the costs and benefits of conservation versus conversion. Projects andprograms that are judged to be commercially viable must also be socially profitable. 2002 artículo científico 1405-0471 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61709803 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=617 Madera y Bosques application/pdf Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Madera y Bosques (México) Num.Es1 Vol.8