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Impacts of Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) on stakeholders’ perceptions: A case study in Thailand

par Lhosupasirirat, Papichaya
Promoteur Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid
Co-Promoteur Huge, Jean ;Wodehouse, Dominic
Publication Non publié, 2022-08-30

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Mangroves are unique ecosystems that provide various services to people. To cope withmangrove degradation and loss, the Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration(CBEMR) technique has been implemented in Thailand. Unlike conventional planting,CBEMR highlights pre-project assessments of mangrove ecology and hydrology. Despitethat, Thai participants referred to mangrove planting as the only method to bring backmangroves in prior studies. Therefore, this study aims to (1) investigate the perception ofstakeholders in mangrove restoration on the value of mangroves; (2) scrutinise theunderstanding of stakeholders on planting and using CBEMR as mangrove restorationmethods; and (3) understand the challenges and motives of the CBEMR efforts in theAndaman Coast of Southern Thailand. We use Q Methodology, a semi-quantitative methodthat requires participants to rank a set of statements to analyze their perceptions regardingthe research questions. We found that all CBEMR stakeholders highlight inadequateknowledge as the root cause of limited success in restoring mangroves in Thailand. We canidentify 3 discourses (D), in which their perceptions of the restoration methods differ. D1demands more CBEMR and less conventional planting. D2 believes planting is good, givensuitable conditions. D3 thinks restoring mangroves brings benefits, but most planting oftenfails. Moreover, we address resistance to adopting CBEMR as a new technique by thegovernment sector, due to issues on mangrove tenure, national budget calculation, and thefixed goal of survival rates. To mainstream, CBEMR needs to provide clear evidence ofsuccess over planting to inform decision-makers.