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dc.contributor.authorPrimavera, Jurgenne
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-13T05:53:11Z
dc.date.available2014-01-13T05:53:11Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.identifier.citationPrimavera, J. H. (2000). Development and conservation of Philippine mangroves: institutional issues. Ecological Economics, 35(1), 91-106.en
dc.identifier.issn0921-8009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10862/1880
dc.descriptionSpecial Issue: The Value of Wetlands: Landscape and Institutional Perspective.en
dc.description.abstractThe decline of Philippine mangroves from half a million hectares in 1918 to only 120 000 ha in 1994 may be traced to local exploitation for fuelwood and conversion to agriculture, salt beds, industry and settlements. But brackishwater pond culture, whose history is intertwined with that of mangroves, remains the major cause of loss. The paper discusses the institutional issues — aquaculture as development strategy, low economic rent of mangroves, overlapping bureaucracy and conflicting policies, corruption, weak law enforcement and lack of political will — relevant to this decline. Recommended policies are based on these institutional factors and the experiences in mangrove rehabilitation including community-based efforts and government programs such as the 1984 Central Visayas Regional Project. These recommendations include conservation of remaining mangroves, rehabilitation of degraded sites including abandoned ponds, mangrove-friendly aquaculture, community-based and integrated coastal area management, and provision of tenurial instruments.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectPhilippinesen
dc.titleDevelopment and conservation of Philippine mangroves: institutional issuesen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.citation.volume35
dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.spage91
dc.citation.epage106
dc.citation.journalTitleEcological Economicsen
dc.subject.asfaaquaculture developmenten
dc.subject.asfapondsen
dc.subject.asfacoastal zone managementen
dc.subject.asfaenvironmental impacten
dc.subject.asfaanthropogenic changesen
dc.subject.asfamangrove swampsen
dc.subject.asfanature conservationen
dc.subject.asfapoliciesen
dc.subject.asfaaquacultureen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00170-1
local.subjectAquacultureen
local.subjectBrackishwater pondsen
local.subjectCommunity-based managementen
local.subjectIntegrated coastal area/zone managementen
local.subjectTenurial/property rightsen


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