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T1 Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 nature conservation
K1 seagrass
K1 ecosystem
K1 freshwater ecosystem
K1 carbon sequestration
K1 marine ecosystem
K1 coastal area
YR 2020
FD 2020-08
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33638
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33638
NO Seagrass meadows are important marine ecosystems, providing a range of services including carbon sequestration, nursery habitats for fish and coastal protection. They are suffering rapid global decline in the face of eutrophication and other pollution, damage caused by fishing activities, tourism and coastal development. Degradation and loss of seagrass meadows negatively impacts their ability to provide ecosystem services, which are often of vital importance to resource-poor communities such as local fishers who depend on seagrass ecosystems for sustenance and income. Community-based management (CBM) presents an opportunity for effective, efficient and socially just conservation of seagrass.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026