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Economic Valuation of Mangroves and the Roles of Local Communities in the Conservation of Natural Resources: Case Study of Surat Thani, South of Thailand

Sathirathai, Suthawan - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1998

Mangrove ecosystems are a very important category of wetland systems that shelter coastlines and estuaries. Mangroves … Thailand, however, mangroves rapidly disappear at the alarming rate of approximately 38,909 rai (6,225 ha) per year (Table 1 … traditional methods, mangroves are only partially cleared but the intensive culture of black tiger shrimps ( ) requires full …

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Ecological Conflicts and Valuation - mangroves vs. shrimp in the late 1990s

Alier, Joan Martínez - Unitat d'Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de … - 2001

between mangrove conservation and shrimp exports in different countries.Who has title to the mangroves, who wins and who loses …

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Do Open Access Conditions Affect the Valuation of an Externality? Estimating the Welfare Effects of Mangrove-Fishery Linkages in Thailand

Barbier, Edward; Strand, Ivar; Sathirathai, Suthawan - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 21 (2002) 4, pp. 343-365

Mangroves are considered ecologicallyimportant due to their role as breedinggrounds and nursery habitats for off …

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Mangroves - A Natural Defense against Cyclones: An investigation from Orissa, India

Das, Saudamini - eSocialSciences - 2007

life caused by the storm was directly linked to the removal of the natural defenses provided by mangroves. [SANDEE Policy …

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Impact of economic drivers on mangroves of Indian Sundarbans: an exploration of missing links

Kumar, Pushpam - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 14 (2012) 6, pp. 939-953

Export of shrimps and prawns using intensive cultivation in the Sundarban area of Indian Bengal had a negative impact on mangrove forests in 1980s. Land conversions from agricultural use and mangrove forest to shrimp ponds are significant. The impact of changing economic factors such as trade on...

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Environment and livelihoods in tropical coastal zones: managing agriculture, fishery, aquaculture conflicts

Hoanh, Chu Thai; Tuong, T. P.; Gowing, J. W.; Hardy, B. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2006

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Report to the People on Environment and Forests: 2009-2010

eSocialSciences; Ministry of Environment and Forests GOI - 2011

The present report aims to generate greater awareness and environmental consciousness amongst our citizens. The objective of the report, therefore, is to generate a national debate among various stakeholders on the key environmental issues and challenges that must be addressed to ensure a rapid...

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Explaining the de facto Open-access of Public Property Commons

Memon, Junaid Alam; Thapa, Gopal B. - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2015

rights regimes for complex resources such as forests and wetlands including mangroves. …

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Are Private Defensive Expenditures against Storm Damages Affected by Public Programs and Natural Barriers? Evidence from the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - The South Asian Network for Development and …

provided by the mangroves. We applied the model to a case study based on survey data from 35 villages comprising 500 households … households being willing to invest more in self-insurance but less in self-protection; (ii) households protected by mangroves are …

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Can Mangroves Minimize Property Loss during Big Storms? An Analysis of House Damage due to the Super Cyclone in Orissa

Das, Saudamini - The South Asian Network for Development and …

property and lives during tropical cyclones. Theoretical as well as empirical research shows that mangroves provide protection … from storm surge. But whether mangroves protect inland static property during storms is less explored. This paper estimates … the storm protection benefits due to mangroves during the super cyclone of 1999 in Orissa. By combining GIS data with …

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