A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran

Mangroves are forest community within the intertidal region of tropical and subtropical areas. This study provides the values, functions and attributes of mangrove ecosystem and the importance of the local people in biodiversity conservation in the mangrove of Gas and Hara Rivers Delta (GHRD) in the...

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Main Authors: Ghasemi, Saber, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Abdul Hamid, Hazandy, Yusof, Ebil, Danehkar, Afshin, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marsland Press 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12823/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12823/1/A%20review%20of%20mangrove%20value%20and%20conservation%20strategy%20by%20local%20communities%20in%20Hormozgan%20province%2C%20Iran.pdf
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author Ghasemi, Saber
Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
Abdul Hamid, Hazandy
Yusof, Ebil
Danehkar, Afshin
Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz
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Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
Abdul Hamid, Hazandy
Yusof, Ebil
Danehkar, Afshin
Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz
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description Mangroves are forest community within the intertidal region of tropical and subtropical areas. This study provides the values, functions and attributes of mangrove ecosystem and the importance of the local people in biodiversity conservation in the mangrove of Gas and Hara Rivers Delta (GHRD) in the Iranian coastline of Oman Sea. This study indicated that mangroves of GHRD are greatly influenced by the coastal environment and fulfil important socio-economic and environmental functions, therefore, it is considered that the protection of this site from threats must be enfaced. This study also provides the state of key guidelines for protecting biodiversity of mangroves by the local people. Over-use, lack of identity of mangrove resource and lack of tools for mangrove economic evaluation are the main destruction factors of the mangrove in this region. This study suggested that the end goal is to involve communities in direct management of resources. Furthermore, this study highlighted the role of awareness-raising in local communities in GHRD biodiversity conservation. There should be a willingness to move from old ideas on the use of this natural resource by villager and other people, which are largely dependent on this ecosystem. Awareness-raising campaigns must be developed for local communities using local languages, religious leaders and cultural events.
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spelling upm-128232016-01-26T00:25:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12823/ A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran Ghasemi, Saber Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria Abdul Hamid, Hazandy Yusof, Ebil Danehkar, Afshin Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz Mangroves are forest community within the intertidal region of tropical and subtropical areas. This study provides the values, functions and attributes of mangrove ecosystem and the importance of the local people in biodiversity conservation in the mangrove of Gas and Hara Rivers Delta (GHRD) in the Iranian coastline of Oman Sea. This study indicated that mangroves of GHRD are greatly influenced by the coastal environment and fulfil important socio-economic and environmental functions, therefore, it is considered that the protection of this site from threats must be enfaced. This study also provides the state of key guidelines for protecting biodiversity of mangroves by the local people. Over-use, lack of identity of mangrove resource and lack of tools for mangrove economic evaluation are the main destruction factors of the mangrove in this region. This study suggested that the end goal is to involve communities in direct management of resources. Furthermore, this study highlighted the role of awareness-raising in local communities in GHRD biodiversity conservation. There should be a willingness to move from old ideas on the use of this natural resource by villager and other people, which are largely dependent on this ecosystem. Awareness-raising campaigns must be developed for local communities using local languages, religious leaders and cultural events. Marsland Press 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12823/1/A%20review%20of%20mangrove%20value%20and%20conservation%20strategy%20by%20local%20communities%20in%20Hormozgan%20province%2C%20Iran.pdf Ghasemi, Saber and Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria and Abdul Hamid, Hazandy and Yusof, Ebil and Danehkar, Afshin and Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz (2010) A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran. Journal of American Science, 6 (10). pp. 329-338. ISSN 1545-1003; ESSN: 2375-7264 http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0610/
spellingShingle Ghasemi, Saber
Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
Abdul Hamid, Hazandy
Yusof, Ebil
Danehkar, Afshin
Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz
A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran
title A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran
title_full A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran
title_fullStr A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran
title_full_unstemmed A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran
title_short A review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in Hormozgan province, Iran
title_sort review of mangrove value and conservation strategy by local communities in hormozgan province, iran
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12823/
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