A mangrove-centric view of wetlands for future sustainable use in Malaysia

Ong J. E., . (2016) A mangrove-centric view of wetlands for future sustainable use in Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

This short talk is about the long-term sustainable care of our mangroves. Although mangroves are a market failure their rarity and some of the major services they provide has convinced the Malaysian Government to provide equity/protection. However since land matters come under State jurisdiction many States still need to be persuaded to support the Federal policy. There is essentially a range in the degree of preservation of the conservation sites from an almost off-limits preservation for posterity as in National Parks and Heritage Sites to the more liberal combination of posterity and prosperity. In particularly the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves that are not only science based but also subject to checks and balances. Our mangroves continue to be decimated and many will be gone within a decade especially by replacement uses particularly real estates and oil palm plantations so we suggest replacement uses to be completely banned. On the other side of the coin it is suggested that we look into realizing the two major services that our mangroves offer ecotourism and blue carbon trading to obtain some prosperity without losing posterity. For the long-term care of our mangroves for us and future generations it is suggested that each State should have a Strategic Mangrove Care Plan that includes inter alia a mangrove inventory rehabilitation establishing more conservation sites reviving the Malaysian National Mangrove Committee and even educational mangrove arboreta so that all stakeholders can care more for the future sustainability of our mangroves. To ensure that the future of sustainable mangrove use is science based we proposed that as a start the Sabah Forestry Department take up the challenge to establish the first Malaysian Mangrove Long-term Ecological Research LTER Site.

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Abstract

This short talk is about the long-term sustainable care of our mangroves. Although mangroves are a market failure their rarity and some of the major services they provide has convinced the Malaysian Government to provide equity/protection. However since land matters come under State jurisdiction many States still need to be persuaded to support the Federal policy. There is essentially a range in the degree of preservation of the conservation sites from an almost off-limits preservation for posterity as in National Parks and Heritage Sites to the more liberal combination of posterity and prosperity. In particularly the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves that are not only science based but also subject to checks and balances. Our mangroves continue to be decimated and many will be gone within a decade especially by replacement uses particularly real estates and oil palm plantations so we suggest replacement uses to be completely banned. On the other side of the coin it is suggested that we look into realizing the two major services that our mangroves offer ecotourism and blue carbon trading to obtain some prosperity without losing posterity. For the long-term care of our mangroves for us and future generations it is suggested that each State should have a Strategic Mangrove Care Plan that includes inter alia a mangrove inventory rehabilitation establishing more conservation sites reviving the Malaysian National Mangrove Committee and even educational mangrove arboreta so that all stakeholders can care more for the future sustainability of our mangroves. To ensure that the future of sustainable mangrove use is science based we proposed that as a start the Sabah Forestry Department take up the challenge to establish the first Malaysian Mangrove Long-term Ecological Research LTER Site.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
AGROVOC Term:	Mangroves
AGROVOC Term:	Wetlands
AGROVOC Term:	Nature conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Biological diversity conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Economics
AGROVOC Term:	Use value
AGROVOC Term:	Policies
AGROVOC Term:	Governance
AGROVOC Term:	Tourism
AGROVOC Term:	Sustainability
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:16
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13787

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