RT Report
T1 Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What Does it Mean for Nature, People and the Climate?
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 McOwen, Chris
A2 Bunting, Pete
A2 Grimsditch, Gabriel
A2 Hillarides, Lammert
A2 Lucas, Richard
A2 Richards, Daniel
A2 Rosenqvist, Ake
A2 Scrimgeour, Rachael
A2 Worthington, Tom
K1 climate change
K1 biodiversity
K1 mangrove
K1 tree
K1 vertebrate
K1 coastal ecosystem
K1 coastal area
K1 bird
SN 978-92-807-4019-6
YR 2023
FD 2023-04
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42254
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42254
NO Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What does it mean for nature, people and the climate? reviews the extent of mangrove forest cover and considers the potential consequences of changes in mangrove extent for more than 1,000 mangrove associated species including birds, fish, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Further, the report analyses the potential consequences of changes in mangrove extent on carbon storage and for small scale fishers, demonstrating that restoration is clearly needed but showcases encouraging examples of mangrove recovery. The report highlights the need to improve our knowledge of what species use and depend upon mangroves in order to better understand the consequences of changes in mangroves on people and our natural world. It also emphasises the need for integrated thinking, by conserving, restoring and sustainably managing mangrove ecosystems in a coherent and inclusive way, and coordinating management and governance actions across local, national, regional and international scales. We urgently need to transform our relationship with nature and transition to a more equitable and sustainable future in which activities that result in ecosystem loss and degradation are a thing of the past.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 23, 2026