Objective The project will study mangrove ecosystems at selected sites in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Collaborative research and training on key environmental aspects of mangrove management will be conducted over three years and will involve the Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling (Scotland), University of Coibra (Portugal), Delft Hydraulics (The Netherlands), National Research Council of Thailand, National Pedagogic University, Hanoi (Vietnam) and University of Malaya (Malaysia). The main objective is to assess mangrove replanting methods and the ability of established mangrove plantations to improve coastal protection, sediment stability and coastal zone productivity. The project will examine particularly the relationship between the condition of different mangrove habitats (natural forest, degraded forest, converted areas and replanted areas and aquatic productivity, including fishery and aquaculture yields. The specific objectives of the work are to assess how effectively mangrove plantations could contribute to (a) coastal protection from storms and erosion processes; (b) trap nutrient-rish sediments; (c) support populations of economically important intertdal shellfish. (d) increase the amounts of organic matter (mangrove leaf detritus) and nutrients into coastal waters; (e) enhance coastal fish stocks by increasing productivity and providing nursery areas; and (f) meet particular needs for physical protection of sea-dykes and aquaculture ponds, or improve the quality of water supplies used for aquaculture. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP3-STD 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the life sciences and technologies for developing countries, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator University of Stirling Address University of stirling FK9 4LA Stirling United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Hanoi National Pedagogic University Vietnam EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tu liem Hanoi See on map National Research Council of Thailand Thailand EU contribution € 0,00 Address 196,phaholyothin road 10900 Bangkok See on map STICHTING WATERLOOPKUNDIG LABORATORIUM (WL/DELFT HYDRAULICS) Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 185,rotterdamseweg 185 2600 MH Delft See on map Universidade de Coimbra Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Largo marquês de pombal 3049 Coimbra See on map University of Malaya Malaysia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 59100 Kuala-lumpur See on map
