Mangrove restoration, Thambalangama (Kodikara 2017)

OPP-MEMXC4permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-MEMXC4

Completed (successful/maintained)

Country: Sri Lanka

Goal

Technique: Planting mangroves (seeds, seedlings or propagules) This study investigated the effectiveness of mangrove planting initiatives in Sri Lanka. All the lagoons and estuaries in Sri Lanka were included in the study. An adapted three-step framework and a field survey consisting of vegetation and soil surveys and questionnaires were used to evaluate the objectives. 5400 propagules/seedlings planted with 800 surviving after max. 8 years (15%). Age of survival: 10 years. Area Spatial extent 124810 ha as reported. Reported project duration 10,0 year(s). Average survival 15,0% as reported.

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Project's total contribution

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Recorded result

Cover area

1 variable · 1248.1 km² · 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)

pending

Self-reported

Cover area · 1.1.1.1

pending

0 → 124810 ha · health —% → —%

Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Kodikara KAS, Mukherjee N, Jayatissa LP, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Koedam N (2017) Have mangrove restoration projects worked? An in-depth study in Sri Lanka. Restororation Ecolology 25(5):705-716..

A variable shows "pending" instead of a contribution when no domain area has been set for it yet — the share of the world a project touched cannot be computed without one. The health percentages are accurate regardless.