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Mangrove Ecosystems: Importance, Threats and Opportunities for Restoration

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Mangroves are crucial for biodiversity conservation, coastal protection, and supporting local livelihoods. Mangroves may also protect coasts from storms and rising sea levels and can play a major role in climate mitigation. Threats to their health include activities such as infrastructural development, urban encroachment, aquaculture and crop farming, and oil and gas exploration. We review the threats and opportunities for the restoration of mangrove ecosystems on the coasts of Africa, which are highly impacted by oil spills. The most important challenge for mangrove restoration identified in this review is the restoration of appropriate hydrologic and salinity regimes prior to natural recruitment or the active planting of propagules.

Source: Water

DOI: 10.3390/w18070787

Authors: Elijah I. Ohimain, Robert Eugene Turner, Beth A. Middleton

Institutions: Niger Delta University, Louisiana State University, United States Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137