The main components of this Manual are: an introduction to the values of, and threats to, mangrove ecosystems (Chapter 1); a theoretical introduction to valuation of the environment (Chapter 2); a methodology for the economic assessment of mangrove management options (Chapters 3-9); a...

This study presents an economic analysis of the different uses of the mangrove resource of Koh Kong province, Cambodia. The objective of the study is to provide information on the economic benefits and operational practices of key activities in the area that might be employed in the...

This study concludes that without an integrated management plan for the area, environmental degradation will continue, possibly leading to collapse of the resource. The study involved in-depth socio-economic surveys of households living within the mangrove areas, surveys of shrimp farms and...