Environmental restoration

Technical resources on environmental restoration and decontamination, from ITDGPractical Action and others.

Mangroves

• Mangrove Action Project - network of mangrove forest communities, grassroots NGOs, researchers and local governments to conserve and restore mangrove forests and related coastal ecosystems
• Community Based Mangrove Rehabilitation - the World Bank/WBI’s CBNRM Initiative
• Economic Valuation of Mangroves and the Role of Local Communities in the Conservation of Natural Resources: Case Study of Surat Thani, South of Thailand by Suthawan Sathirathai - IDRC (PDF)

Aquatic ecosystems

• Fisherfolk safeguarding aquatic diversity through fishing techniques ITDGPractical Action booklet (PDF, 209k)
  NB: this is a text-only version. It is hoped to revise this to include some diagrams and illustrations shortly.
• Artificial Reefs and their Placement ITDGPractical Action Technical Brief (PDF, 1.8Mb - NB: very large file)
• Fishing out the gene pool ITDGPractical Action Technical Brief (PDF, 916k)

Links

Tsunami-hit nations look to save mangroves - the need for mangrove forests and how they can help to protect coastal regions