The natural ecological and economic benefits lost with mangrove loss are significant and non-retrievable. However, there are simple approaches and understandable by most people that can help protect and manage our mangroves. There are four management options that have been identified for mangroves.
By establishing and maintaining mangrove plantations aside from natural mangrove forests, the benefits of mangroves including protection from coastlines, source of food and fisheries are maximized.
Community-based forest management agreement is a production sharing agreement entered into between a community and the government to develop, utilize, manage and conserve a specific portion of the forest land, and in this case mangrove forests. Rather than just cutting entire mangrove trees, residents plant and maintain mangrove trees to promote faster growth and better quality wood products.
Aqua-silviculture, which is the conversion of fishpond area into a site where mangroves can grow and fish can thrive is a suggested fishpond restoration strategy.
