- 叠别濒颈锄别鈥檚听, to be completed in 2024, finds its foundation in land tenure analysis, which will help to identify mangrove areas that could be targeted for restoration within the Plan in an integrated way, highlighting nature values such as blue carbon and linking with听.
- Costa Rica听case study gives a snapshot of the country鈥檚 newly launched听, the first in the world, which will use economic incentives and markets to reverse the loss and degradation of blue carbon ecosystems and wetlands, promoting a model that 鈥渂enefits communities who depend directly on the ecosystem services they provide鈥 and supporting the implementation of Costa Rica鈥檚听.
- Ecuador听case study illustrates the experience of a Constitutional court case where the protected nature of mangrove ecosystems versus economic activities in the beach and bay areas were in conflict. It also highlights the effectiveness of the government-ancestral user agreements for the sustainable use and custody of the mangrove ecosystem (AUSCEM), which primary purpose is the protection of the mangrove forest in exchange of traditional, sustainable and preferential use of mangrove resources.
- 滨苍诲辞苍别蝉颈补鈥檚听Bio-rights program showcases the success of small loan schemes to promote mangrove conservation and restoration through green-grey infrastructure while generating alternative livelihoods and the primordial role of the government to support implementation through program allocations and/or funding to community groups -with potential of scaling up as part of established听.
- 惭别虫颈肠辞鈥檚听case study showcases its Monitoring System for Mangroves (SMMM) which by providing baseline and monitoring data has triggered government responses towards mangrove legal protection, through court orders and new legislation that establishes higher levels of protection for threatened mangrove ecosystems.
- Panama鈥檚听case study highlights GMA partners efforts under the听听including work on policies relevant to mangroves: legislation pieces that promote the听听for low carbon economy and social development and establish the basis of a听听aligned with the country鈥檚 Low Carbon Economic and Social Development Strategy and NDCs, as well as two executive decrees under consultation that听听and that听.
- In 2021, Parties of the听听of the听Western Indian Ocean (WIO)听region听agreed to develop a听听by 2024 to create a framework for regional policy dialogues around mangroves to enhance mangrove-related policies and sustainable management in the Western Indian Ocean.
Based on this and other case studies from around the world, this case study explores selected national-level legal and policy options for mangrove conservation, restoration and sustainable use: 1) incentives and financial mechanisms such as blue carbon measures, Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs, fiscal incentives and subsidies, and product certification; 2) community management of mangrove areas, including tools for community management (such as conservation agreements and concessions) and the legal context for community management, particularly issues around rights, tenure, and legal pluralism; 3) specific national mangrove policies such as national mangrove management plans and strategies; and 4) integrated planning laws and regulations which can incorporate consideration of mangroves. The brief ends with key considerations and recommendations for developing and implementing mangrove laws and policies.
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