“HYDROLOGICAL RESTORATION OF THE MANGROVES OF THE SAN CRISANTO EJIDO”

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.813382330089

• Palavras-chave: humedales, soluciones basadas en la naturaleza, salvaguardas sociales, salvaguardas ambientales

• Keywords: wetlands, nature-based solutions, social safeguards, environmental safeguards

• Abstract:

  Mangroves are important from ecological and social perspectives. Mangrove restoration projects are increasingly recognized as allies to achieve sustainable development efforts and mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Forest owners at the community level can establish cost-effective initiatives to comply with Mexican legislation for the registration of forest carbon projects and the certification of the increase in the aerial carbon stock over time. However, mangrove restoration projects do not produce positive results from technological bases alone, but require community participation, appropriate government structures, and alignment of objectives and goals of local and external actors. This study illustrates the socio-environmental bases behind the hydrological restoration and community management of a mangrove in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, as well as the socio-environmental benefits obtained. The results and discussion advance knowledge on ecological restoration by detailing the hydrological restoration approach in mangroves associated with meteorological disturbances.