The World's Mangroves, 1980-2005: A Thematic Study in the Framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005Mangroves, commonly found along sheltered coastlines in the tropics and subtropics, fulfil important socio-economic and environmental functions: providing wood and non-wood forest products, protecting shores against wind, waves and water currents; conserving biological diversity; protecting coral reefs, sea-grass beds and shipping lanes against siltation; and providing habitat, spawning grounds and nutrients for a variety of fish and shellfish, including many commercial species. High population pressure in coastal areas has, however, led to the conversion of many mangrove areas to other uses. The world's mangroves 1980-2005, prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005, provides comprehensive information on the current and past extent of mangroves in all countries and territories in which they exist. This information, as well as the gaps in information that come to light in the report, will assist mangrove managers and policy- and decision-makers worldwide in ensuring the conservation, management and sustainable use of the world's remaining mangrove ecosystems |
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Acrostichum aureum Africa agriculture Annual change aquaculture area of mangroves Asia Australia Avicennia germinans Avicennia marina Bangladesh biodiversity Bolivarian Republic Brazil Bruguiera Camptostemon cause of mangrove Central America Ceriops coast coastal ecosystems coastal forests Colombia Congo conservation conversion of mangrove countries and areas Country/area Department Director E F S ecosystems Ecuador Environment extent of mangroves fish fisheries five countries Forest Resources Assessment Forestry French Guiana fuelwood global Guyana Indonesia Islands Laguncularia racemosa land largest mangrove area loss of mangrove main cause Malaysia mangrove area mangrove forests mangrove loss Mangrove species composition million hectares Ministerio Ministry national estimates non-wood forest products North and Central Nypa fruticans Oceania Papua New Guinea percent pollution Programme protection racemosa recent reliable estimate region Rhizophora Samoa shrimp farming significant Society for Mangrove Sonneratia South America Status and trends Table tourism trees true mangrove species UNEP Viet Wallis and Futuna wood worldwide Xylocarpus