NBS Good Practices from Chinese Government: Abandoned Shrimp Pond Reforestation and Sustainable Development

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dc.contributor.organizationCommunications Division
dc.coverage.spatialChina
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-20T19:42:11Z
dc.date.available2019-08-20T19:42:11Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionSince the 1980s, shrimp farming has emerged in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and South America. The construction of shrimp ponds has resulted in significant loss of coastal wetlands such as mangroves, seagrass beds and coastal marshes, resulting in ecosystem degradation, reduced biodiversity and many social problems. Since when, the construction of shrimp ponds has caused the disappearance of 1.4 million hectares of mangroves worldwide. Driven by economic interests, high-density farming leads to frequent illnesses, and shrimp ponds are often abandoned after a few years of use. Rehabilitating abandoned shrimp ponds, while recovering the structure and function of ecosystems, absorbing carbon dioxide, improving the livelihoods of local residents and practitioners, is related to the sustainable development of coastal areas. More than 50% area of a shrimp pond is suggested to be restored to mangroves or coastal marshes, some waters will be reserved. Crabs, shellfish, worms, etc. will be cultured under the forest, fish and shrimp will be cultured in the waters, making the shrimp ponds gradually restored to semi-natural ecosystems. The system will absorb greenhouse gases, and continuously produces ecological products, discharges eggs and larvae to the sea simultaneously. The system can be also used as an ecotourism destination.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29518
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number2. p
dc.relation.ispartofUN Secretary General Climate Action Summit
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectshrimp
dc.subjectreforestation
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectwetland
dc.subjectmangrove swamp
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subject Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleNBS Good Practices from Chinese Government: Abandoned Shrimp Pond Reforestation and Sustainable Developmenten
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