evaluation

positive points

positive points

• the ICZM is effective in providing solutions

• villages benefit from inputting feedback

• a wide area is covered

• mangrove cultivation has been vital

negative points

• economic impacts felt more by the government

• will need constant reassessment

• only most effective in concentrated areas

a decrease in cultivation has seen higher death rates and left coastlines more vulnerable to natural processes

why is mangrove cultivation so important?

environmental factors of how the ICZM has been effective in providing solutions

• soft engineering

  • geosynthetic tubes to help cultivate mangrove growth

  • prevented 7000 hectares of farmland from saline contamination

• problems are pushed downcoast

  • more integrated management needed

social factors of how the ICZM has been effective in providing solutions

• increased ecotourism

• cyclone shelter development

• secure livelihoods