The benefits of mangroves to the environment, people, and ecosystems are enormous. Mangroves play an essential role in processing, absorbing, and treating Carbon Dioxide, some greenhouse gases, and act as a giant reservoir to store these. Vietnam, with a 3260 km long coastline, has four major regions, i.e., the North-west coast, the Northern Delta, Central coast, and the coast of Southern Vietnam. The coastal Mangroves in Vietnam play the role of barrier to protect it from saline intrusion, coastal erosion, and destructive climate change. However, there are many challenges to their sustainability. Recently, the Vietnam mangrove has changed in quantity and quality. The mangrove area in 1943 was over 400 000 ha which has reduced to 164 701 ha in 2017 (a decrease of 60%). There are many reasons for such declines, such as war, sea-level rise, anthropogenic activities, climate change. Human activities such as traditional logging, non-timber, traditional fishing and aquaculture, exploitation of mangrove produce, and interaction between agriculture with mangrove have affected its sustainability. Economic and tourism dynamics have caused pressure on the mangrove ecosystem. This study highlights the issues and challenges of mangrove development, management, and rehabilitation in Vietnam based on the theory of sustainability with the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) model. This model is reviewed from the socio-ecological point of view—a tool for assessing the interaction among the environment, ecology, and society. The study provides a comprehensive overview of the risks and hazards from the environment and human activities’ point of view. Further, the study focuses on socio-ecological pressure, challenges of mangrove conservation and response of mangroves in Vietnam.
Issues and Challenges of Mangrove Sustainability in Vietnam Considering Driver-Pressure-Impact-States-Response (DPSIR) Model
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering ; 2021 December 23, 2021 - December 25, 2021
2023-06-06
15 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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