Adaptation to climate change through mangrove rehabilitation involving local community participation Shigeyuki BABA1, Hung Tuck CHAN1, Mami KAINUMA1, Tomomi INOUE2, Nozomi OSHIRO1, Mio KEZUKA1 and Norimi KIMURA1 1International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME), Okinawa 903-0129 Japan E-mail: isme@mangrove.or.jp 2National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), Tsukuba 305-8506 Japan Abstract-Since 1990, the International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME) has been conducting mangrove restoration and rehabilitation projects in many counties such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Pakistan, Samoa, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vietnam. The UN-REDD Program Strategy (2011-2015) emphasized that efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation will only succeed with the meaningful engagement of stakeholders such as indigenous people and other forest- dependent communit i e s . At the UN Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Most of these UN documents emphasize the importance of community participation in the implementation of regional and national projects. When we implement our mangrove restoration and rehabilitation activities to address problems of climate change and forest degradation, we have always considered the involvement of local communities. However, we have encountered many difficulties. For instance, in most island countries of the Pacific, local authorities have stronger political powers than the central government, i.e. an official from the central government has little jurisdiction over local activities. Political and social conditions vary from country to country, and from area to area. We have had good and bad experiences from our activities. Let us share some information on lessons learned and on the achievements of our projects that are relevant to the goals of sustainable development. Keywords: mangrove rehabilitation, local community participation, adaptation to climate change, collaboration and sustainability 1. Background The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME) is an international non- profit and non-governmental scientific society established in August 1990 with its headquarters in Okinawa, Japan. In 1992, ISME was certified a Foundation by the Japanese Law of Foundation and in 2003, the society was registered as a non-profit organization (NPO) under a new 196 Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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