Public Perceptions of Mangrove Forests Matter for Their Conservation

• Farid Dahdouh-Guebas,
• Farid Dahdouh-Guebas,
• Farid Dahdouh-Guebas,
• Gordon N. Ajonina,
• Gordon N. Ajonina,
• Gordon N. Ajonina,
• A. Aldrie Amir,
• A. Aldrie Amir,
• Dominic A. Andradi-Brown,
• Dominic A. Andradi-Brown,
• Irfan Aziz,
• Irfan Aziz,
• Thorsten Balke,
• Thorsten Balke,
• Edward B. Barbier,
• Edward B. Barbier,
• Stefano Cannicci,
• Stefano Cannicci,
• Stefano Cannicci,
• Simon M. Cragg,
• Simon M. Cragg,
• Marília Cunha-Lignon,
• Marília Cunha-Lignon,
• David J. Curnick,
• David J. Curnick,
• Carlos M. Duarte,
• Norman C. Duke,
• Norman C. Duke,
• Charlie Endsor,
• Charlie Endsor,
• Sara Fratini,
• Sara Fratini,
• Ilka C. Feller,
• Ilka C. Feller,
• François Fromard,
• François Fromard,
• Jean Hugé,
• Jean Hugé,
• Jean Hugé,
• Mark Huxham,
• Mark Huxham,
• James G. Kairo,
• James G. Kairo,
• Tadashi Kajita,
• Tadashi Kajita,
• Kandasamy Kathiresan,
• Kandasamy Kathiresan,
• Nico Koedam,
• Nico Koedam,
• Shing Yip Lee,
• Shing Yip Lee,
• Hsing-Juh Lin,
• Hsing-Juh Lin,
• Jock R. Mackenzie,
• Mwita M. Mangora,
• Mwita M. Mangora,
• Mwita M. Mangora,
• Cyril Marchand,
• Cyril Marchand,
• Tarik Meziane,
• Tarik Meziane,
• Todd E. Minchinton,
• Todd E. Minchinton,
• Nathalie Pettorelli,
• Nathalie Pettorelli,
• Jaime Polanía,
• Jaime Polanía,
• Gianluca Polgar,
• Gianluca Polgar,
• Meenakshi Poti,
• Meenakshi Poti,
• Meenakshi Poti,
• Jurgenne Primavera,
• Jurgenne Primavera,
• Alfredo Quarto,
• Alfredo Quarto,
• Stefanie M. Rog,
• Behara Satyanarayana,
• Behara Satyanarayana,
• Behara Satyanarayana,
• Yara Schaeffer-Novelli,
• Yara Schaeffer-Novelli,
• Mark Spalding,
• Mark Spalding,
• Mark Spalding,
• Tom Van der Stocken,
• Dominic Wodehouse,
• Dominic Wodehouse,
• Jean W. H. Yong,
• Jean W. H. Yong,
• Martin Zimmer,
• Martin Zimmer,
• Martin Zimmer,
• Daniel A. Friess,
• Daniel A. Friess

Affiliations

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

Systems Ecology and Resource Management Research Unit, Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB, Brussels, Belgium

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

Ecology & Biodiversity, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Brussels, Belgium

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Gordon N. Ajonina

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Gordon N. Ajonina

Department of Aquatic Ecosystems Management, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala, Yabassi, Cameroon

Gordon N. Ajonina

Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society, Coastal Forests and Mangrove Programme, Mouanko, Cameroon

A. Aldrie Amir

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

A. Aldrie Amir

Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia

Dominic A. Andradi-Brown

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Dominic A. Andradi-Brown

Ocean Conservation, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, United States

Irfan Aziz

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Irfan Aziz

Dr. M Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Thorsten Balke

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Thorsten Balke

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Edward B. Barbier

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Edward B. Barbier

0Department of Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Stefano Cannicci

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Stefano Cannicci

1The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Stefano Cannicci

2Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

Simon M. Cragg

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Simon M. Cragg

3Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Marília Cunha-Lignon

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Marília Cunha-Lignon

4Department of Fishery Engineering, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Registro, Brazil

David J. Curnick

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

David J. Curnick

5Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom

Carlos M. Duarte

6Red Sea Research Center and Computational Bioscience Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Norman C. Duke

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Norman C. Duke

7TropWATER Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

Charlie Endsor

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Charlie Endsor

5Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom

Sara Fratini

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Sara Fratini

2Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

Ilka C. Feller

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Ilka C. Feller

8Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, United States

François Fromard

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

François Fromard

9Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France

Jean Hugé

Systems Ecology and Resource Management Research Unit, Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB, Brussels, Belgium

Jean Hugé

Ecology & Biodiversity, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Brussels, Belgium

Jean Hugé

0Department of Environmental Science, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands

Mark Huxham

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Mark Huxham

1School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

James G. Kairo

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

James G. Kairo

2Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya

Tadashi Kajita

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Tadashi Kajita

3Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Kandasamy Kathiresan

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Kandasamy Kathiresan

4Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India

Nico Koedam

Ecology & Biodiversity, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Brussels, Belgium

Nico Koedam

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Shing Yip Lee

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Shing Yip Lee

5Simon F S Li Marine Science Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Hsing-Juh Lin

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Hsing-Juh Lin

6Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

Jock R. Mackenzie

7MangroveWatch Ltd, Currumbin, QLD, Australia

Mwita M. Mangora

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Mwita M. Mangora

8Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mwita M. Mangora

9Western Indian Ocean Mangrove Network, Institute of Marine Sciences, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Cyril Marchand

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Cyril Marchand

0Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences (ISEA), University of New Caledonia, Noumea, New Caledonia

Tarik Meziane

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Tarik Meziane

1Laboratoire de Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS UMR 7208 IRD 207, SU, UA, UCN, Paris, France

Todd E. Minchinton

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Todd E. Minchinton

2Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Nathalie Pettorelli

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Nathalie Pettorelli

5Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom

Jaime Polanía

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Jaime Polanía

3Departamento de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Medellín, Colombia

Gianluca Polgar

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Gianluca Polgar

4CNR IRSA Water Research Institute, Verbania, Italy

Meenakshi Poti

Systems Ecology and Resource Management Research Unit, Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB, Brussels, Belgium

Meenakshi Poti

Ecology & Biodiversity, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Brussels, Belgium

Meenakshi Poti

0Department of Environmental Science, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands

Jurgenne Primavera

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Jurgenne Primavera

5Zoological Society of London, Iloilo City, Philippines

Alfredo Quarto

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Alfredo Quarto

6Mangrove Action Project, Port Angeles, WA, United States

Stefanie M. Rog

7Wetlands International, Wageningen, Netherlands

Behara Satyanarayana

Systems Ecology and Resource Management Research Unit, Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB, Brussels, Belgium

Behara Satyanarayana

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Behara Satyanarayana

8Mangrove Research Unit, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Yara Schaeffer-Novelli

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Yara Schaeffer-Novelli

9Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Mark Spalding

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Mark Spalding

0The Nature Conservancy and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mark Spalding

1Department of Physical, Earth Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Tom Van der Stocken

Ecology & Biodiversity, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Brussels, Belgium

Dominic Wodehouse

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Dominic Wodehouse

6Mangrove Action Project, Port Angeles, WA, United States

Jean W. H. Yong

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Jean W. H. Yong

2Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden

Martin Zimmer

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Martin Zimmer

3Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Bremen, Germany

Martin Zimmer

4Faculty 02 Biology/Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Daniel A. Friess

Mangrove Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, London, United Kingdom

Daniel A. Friess

5Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore