Newton RCUK-SEAMED - Harnessing multiple benefits from resilient mangrove systems

红树林提供了多种好处，从全球和国家层面的碳储存和海岸线保护，到地方层面依赖自然资源的沿海社区的食物和能源。然而，由于气候变化、沿海开发和水产养殖导致的土地利用变化，红树林正面临越来越大的压力。在越南，红树林面积在1983年至2012年间减少了35%，增加了海岸对潮汐、飓风和盐水入侵的脆弱性，并减少了维持生计所需的红树林资源的可用性和可及性。以前在越南进行的研究对红树林保护、恢复和水产养殖之间的关系采取了主要的技术方法，没有充分注意社会经济因素。本研究旨在评估红河三角洲越南红树林的社会生态恢复能力，并评估管理方案，以加强在多个尺度上提供的利益和服务，采用跨学科的方法，包括生态学；遥感与地理信息系统；以及关于生计和情景评估的社会研究方法。通过这样做，本研究将有助于a)依赖红树林的社区的生计和复原力，b)跨尺度的生态系统服务的持续提供，同时c)通过利益相关者的参与和知识交流，建立越南红树林保护和可持续管理的能力。

Mangroves provide multiple benefits from carbon storage and shoreline protection at global and national scales, to food and energy for natural resource-dependent coastal communities at local scale. However, mangroves are coming under increasing pressure due to land use changes resulting from climate change, coastal development and aquaculture. In Vietnam the area under mangrove forest declined by 35% between 1983 and 2012, increasing vulnerability of the coast to tidal surges, hurricanes and saline intrusion as well as reducing the availability and accessibility of mangrove resources necessary to support livelihoods. Previous research in Vietnam has taken a largely technical approach to the relationship between mangrove protection, restoration and aquaculture and has not paid adequate attention to socio-economic factors. This research aims to evaluate socio-ecological resilience in Vietnamese mangroves in the Red River Delta and evaluate management options to enhance delivery of benefits and services across multiple scales, using an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates ecology; remote sensing and GIS; and social research methods on livelihoods and scenario evaluation. By doing so, this research will contribute to a) the livelihoods and resilience of mangrove dependent communities, b) the on-going delivery of ecosystem services across scales, while at the same time c) through stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange throughout, building the capacity for conservation and sustainable management of mangroves in Vietnam.