NBS Mangrove Project State of Mangroves in Suriname: A Summary Overview of Existing Studies
The Project Setting the foundations for zero net loss of the mangroves that underpin human wellbeing in the North Brazil Shelf LME aims to establish a multi-sectoral consensus and knowledge foundation for the development of an Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Plan for Mangroves, and to create the multi-disciplinary information base, regional coordination mechanism and multi-sectoral consensus required to implement elements of the CLME+ Strategic Action Plan pertaining to the mangroves that most directly underpin human wellbeing in the North Brazil Shelf LME. To accomplish this, the project will be filling critical knowledge gabs pertaining to mangroves and coastal management. This report is one of the first outputs of the project, which gives a summary overview on the state of mangroves in Suriname.