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Participatory Stakeholder Assessment for Drivers of Mangrove Loss to Prioritize Evidence-Based Conservation and Restoration in Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta, India

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  • Shalini Dhyani

    (CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India)

  • Jayshree Shukla

    (CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India)

  • Rakesh Kadaverugu

    (CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India)

  • Rajarshi Dasgupta

    (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama 240-0115, Kanagawa, Japan)

  • Muktipada Panda

    (Department of Botany, Banki (Autonomous) College, Banki 754008, India)

  • Sudip Kumar Kundu

    (Department of Public Policy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, India)

  • Harini Santhanam

    (Department of Public Policy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, India)

  • Paras R. Pujari

    (CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India)

  • Pankaj Kumar

    (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama 240-0115, Kanagawa, Japan)

  • Shizuka Hashimoto

    (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama 240-0115, Kanagawa, Japan)

Abstract

In recent times, environmental stewardship of mangroves has provided the impetus to protect and restore these ecosystems for their inherent ability to protect coastal regions from climate change, sequester carbon dioxide as rich blue carbon, and support human well-being through a multitude of ecosystem services. Participatory stakeholder assessment, as a part of the present study, integrated local stakeholder perspectives in assessing drivers of mangrove loss in Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi delta, Odisha, providing empirical evidence through a mixed-method approach. The use of a Likert scale provided the methodology to develop a single composite variable as the best measure of central tendency. In total, 27.5% of the respondents were locals and were living close to the study area for generations, whereas the other 72.5% represented researchers, academics, and forest department officials. Stakeholder responses at the ground level indicated that Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi delta were facing increased frequency of extreme climatic events followed, by aquaculture and other land-use changes, which can be considered potential drivers causing mangrove loss. Co-development of future scenarios by integrating concerns of all the stakeholders emerged as a potential solution to effectively address the trade-offs arising from local anthropogenic interferences, as well as large-scale developmental activities. This study highlights the need for convergence of multi-disciplinary knowledge from diverse stakeholder groups, including traditional and indigenous knowledge, for the purpose of developing accurate plausible alternative scenarios. Interactive governance and incentivization approaches, along with alternative livelihood opportunities, are proposed as the means to improve conservation and restoration in the region based on the present study. Understanding of the coupled socio-ecological system and its relevance is found to be critical to improve bi-directional linkages of ecosystem health and human well-being.

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  • Shalini Dhyani & Jayshree Shukla & Rakesh Kadaverugu & Rajarshi Dasgupta & Muktipada Panda & Sudip Kumar Kundu & Harini Santhanam & Paras R. Pujari & Pankaj Kumar & Shizuka Hashimoto, 2023. "Participatory Stakeholder Assessment for Drivers of Mangrove Loss to Prioritize Evidence-Based Conservation and Restoration in Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta, India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:963-:d:1025583
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