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The Patchwork Quilt of Global Mangrove Conservation: Mapping the Landscape of International Treaties
Forest and Society
ISSN 2549-4333, 2549-4724
Published 2025-08-05
Publisher Forestry Faculty, Universitas Hasanuddin
Language en
Abstract
Mangroves at the land-sea interface offer invaluable goods and services through their unique ecosystem. Society has responded by developing governance mechanisms to manage these resources sustainably, which is crucial for societal well-being. The global environmental governance landscape is a complex network of treaty-based regimes addressing various ecological challenges. This study aims to examine the treaty-based regimes governing mangrove conservation, systematically mapping and identifying authoritative global mangrove regimes. It analyses the fragmentation scale regarding synergies, conflicts, and neutral relationships between global environmental treaties. Online scoping reviews and content analysis revealed that the Ramsar Convention serves as the legal authority of the global mangrove regime. The study highlights positive interactions and cooperative mechanisms between the mangrove regime and 17 other environmental regimes. Future research should explore how regime secretariats customise policies to make them legally binding and synergise fragmented regimes, emphasising robust inter-regime communication and joint initiatives. Additionally, China’s management of the International Mangrove Centre presents a promising research avenue, focusing on the sustainable conservation and use of mangroves.
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<dc:title xml:lang="en">The Patchwork Quilt of Global Mangrove Conservation: Mapping the Landscape of International Treaties </dc:title>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Sarker, Pradip Kumar</dc:creator>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Khan, Md Faisal Abedin</dc:creator>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Villanueva, Fredy Polo</dc:creator>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Giessen, Lukas</dc:creator>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">International regime</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Regime fragmentation</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Global mangrove regime</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Regime interaction</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Online-scoping method</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Synergic fragmentation</dc:subject>
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<dc:source xml:lang="en">Forest and Society; Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025): DECEMBER; 487-521 </dc:source>
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<dc:rights xml:lang="en">Copyright (c) 2025 Forest and Society</dc:rights>
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Sarker, P. K., Khan, M. F. A., Villanueva, F. P., & Giessen, L. (2025). The Patchwork Quilt of Global Mangrove Conservation: Mapping the Landscape of International Treaties. Forest and Society, 9(2), 487–521. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v9i2.43276
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P. K. Sarker, M. F. A. Khan, F. P. Villanueva, and L. Giessen, “The Patchwork Quilt of Global Mangrove Conservation: Mapping the Landscape of International Treaties,” Forest and Society, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 487–521, 2025, doi: 10.24259/fs.v9i2.43276.
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