Duke, Norman (2020) Mangrove harbingers of coastal degradation seen in their responses to global climate change coupled with ever-increasing human pressures. Human Ecology Journal of the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council – Mangrove Special Issue, 30 (April 2020). pp. 19-23.

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Abstract

The prospect of dire outcomes for tidal wetlands raises serious and urgent concerns for those currently charged with managing these threatened places. Environmental managers recognise the need to identify and act on pressures and risks faced by such natural ecosystems. An effective monitoring strategy is needed urgently for the description and quantification of habitat condition, their benefits, the threats they face and their survival. Attempts to gain such essential knowledge are however largely thwarted by the popular and insatiable distraction for growth economies instead of seeking alternative sustainable economic practices that account for those all too finite limitations of natural resources, their vulnerabilities and the risks in ignoring expert advice on these matters.

Item ID:	63539
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1464-5653
Additional Information:	This journal can be freely accessed from the publisher's website.
Date Deposited:	27 May 2021 02:58
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 30% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0501 Ecological Applications > 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change @ 40% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050209 Natural Resource Management @ 30%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures @ 30% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960503 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 30% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9607 Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards > 960701 Coastal and Marine Management Policy @ 40%
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