5 . Desi ccat i on

5 . Desi ccat i on

Similar to desert plants, mang ro ves sto re the prec io us extrac ted freshwater in thic k leaves, hairy o r waxy leaves help additio nally to reduc e evapo ratio n and water lo ss in the drying c o astal winds.

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Sinc e its fo rmatio n in 1992 the Mang ro ve Ac tio n Pro jec t ( MAP) has been invo lved in mang ro ve resto ratio n pro jec ts, advo c ac y, and educ atio nal wo rk. MAP is dedic ated to reversing the deg radatio n o f mang ro ve fo rest

ec o systems wo rldwide and is tang ibly c o ntributing to the exc hang e o f ideas and info rmatio n fo r mang ro ve fo rest pro tec tio n and resto ratio n wo rldwide. MAP pro mo tes effec tive reg ulatio ns and enfo rc ement to ensure sustainable shrimp aquac ulture prac tic es whic h inc lude partic ipato ry c o astal reso urc e manag ement, respo nsible c o nsumer c ho ic es, and strateg ies fo r the implementatio n o f these and o ther so lutio ns. MAP has intensified its c o nservatio n wo rk and is addressing o ther serio us pro blems affec ting mang ro ve fo rests, suc h as lo g g ing , o il and c harc o al industries, as well as o ther develo pments threatening mang ro ves and c o astal

c o mmunitie s. MAP is suppo rting and initiating mang ro ve resto ratio n pro g rams wo rldwide, utilizing effec tive

ec o lo g ic al resto ratio n metho ds. MAP has suppo rted mang ro ve resto ratio n effo rts in Ec uado r, Brazil, Guate- mala, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indo nesia and Malaysia. In 2000, MAP fo rmed a wo rking partnership with the Small Fishers Federatio n o f Sri Lanka and established the MAP- So uth Asian Reso urc e Center whic h is based in Pambala, Sri Lanka. MAP has published a summary desc riptio n o f preferred metho ds fo r planning and implementing mang ro ve rehabilitatio n. Ac c o rding to MAP’s appro ac h six c ritic al steps are necessary to achieve successful mangro ve resto ratio n.

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This is a brief summary o f a manual first published by MAP in 2005 and updated in Marc h 2007 that pro vides

a c o mprehensive basic g uide to these six steps, in o rder to make the metho do lo g y ac c essible to c o astal manag ers and mang ro ve resto ratio n prac titio ners. It must be stressed that resto ring mang ro ves is o nly a so lutio n if pro tec tio n o f the remaining mang ro ve ec o systems is initiated, befo re to o muc h prec io us habitat is irretrievably lo st. The c o mpiled six steps desc ribe the requirements o f appro priate and suc c essful o n- site

Lo c al wo men wo rking in a mang ro ve nursery at Madug ang a

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c o nsider natural water flo ws to inc rease the suc c ess rate fo r resto ring large areas o f degraded mangro ve fo rest.

Mang ro ve Ac tio n Pro jec t is pro mo ting six c ritic al steps fo r appro priate ec o lo g ic al mang ro ve resto ratio n. Wo rking in c o o peratio n with mang ro ve ec o lo g ists, asso rted o rg anizatio ns, and c o mmunitie s, MAP pro mo tes

a 6- step metho d o f ac tual natural o n- site mang ro ve rehabilitatio n that eng ag es lo c al public partic ipatio n.

1 Rec o g nize bo th the autec o lo g y ( individual spec ies ec o lo g y) and c o mmunity ec o lo g y o f the naturally o c c urring mang ro ve spec ies at the site, in partic ular the patterns o f repro duc tio n, distributio n, and suc c e ssful se e dling e stablishme nt;

2 Identify the no rmal hydro lo g ic ( water) patterns that c o ntro l the distributio n and suc c essful establishment and g ro wth o f targ eted mang ro ve spec ies;