is trying to protect these resources in terms of enhancing institutional capacity, establishing plantation and community forest (CF) in degraded areas, extending numbers of reserved forest (RF), and international cooperation. B. Methods This study firstly evaluates the overall mangrove cover change and then analyzes the causes of barriers to mangrove deforestation, and current policy and institutional arrangement to find potential and suitable measures or ways of coping with mangrove deforestation for sustainable mangrove management. Mangrove cover changes over 30 years were analyzed based on official documents, Forest Department’s Management Plan (1995- 2005), (2005-2015), and (2015-2025), reports such as “Myanmar forest register” (JAFTA, 1995), and FAO’s forest assessment reports (FRA 2007 and FRA 2015). Cause and vulnerability assessment has been analyzed by conducting questionnaire interview with local community and semi structured interview with FD officials reviewing official records of FD. Policy and institutional system has been assessed based on in-depth study on existing governance system and tools. During a preliminary survey in Ayeyarwaddy Delta Coastal Zone, questionnaire interview with 16 heads of households and semi-structured interview with 12 forest officers were carried out. Their degree of satisfaction with and comments on policy and management activities were analyzed. Causes of barriers to mangrove deforestation are extracted from interview results. Necessary information and knowledge were also documented during both questionnaire and semi-structured interviews and field observation. All data collected were put into excel sheet and SPSS programme, and analyzed for frequency of individual variables by applying descriptive statistics tool so that mangroves changes and local livelihoods status can be assessed. Fig.1 Method overview of the study 90 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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