Effectiveness of community participation in Mangrove restoration: the evidence from northern Sri Lanka

Sarujan Sathiyamoorthy () and Takeshi Sakurai
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Sarujan Sathiyamoorthy: University of Tokyo
Takeshi Sakurai: University of Tokyo

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2024, vol. 26, issue 4, No 3, 759-779

Abstract: Abstract As a result of the past failures in centralized management, community-based management approach was evolved as a better alternative in Mangrove management. However, effectiveness of community-based Mangrove management is remained as an important policy question with limited empirical evidence. This study aims to empirically investigate the effectiveness of community participation on Mangrove restoration using the village-level data collected from lagoon-based fishing villages in northern Sri Lanka during 2009–2020. In addition to the field data, this study adopts satellite imagery data of Landsat-7 and Landsat-8 to estimate the extent of Mangrove cover as an indicator of Mangrove restoration performance. The results show that community participation has a significant and positive impact on Mangrove restoration, suggesting the importance of strengthening community management practices for future Mangrove management.

Keywords: Community participation; Mangrove restoration; Lagoon-based fishing villages; Satellite imagery data; Northern Sri Lanka (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q23 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/s10018-024-00397-1

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