000339780 001__ 339780
000339780 005__ 20250206164331.0
000339780 022__ $$a1019-035X
000339780 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.339780
000339780 037__ $$a533-2024-227
000339780 041__ $$aeng
000339780 245__ $$aMangrove Ecosystem Services in Tobago: Challenges, Uses and Future Prospects
000339780 260__ $$c2023-12-22
000339780 269__ $$a2023-12-22
000339780 336__ $$aJournal Article
000339780 520__ $$aMangroves in Tobago face challenges from anthropogenic disturbances such as pollution, fragmentation and cover loss through conversion to alternative uses for economic development. However, mangroves also provide a wide range of use and non-use benefits or ecosystem services (ES) to the residents of Tobago. In this study 36 key informant interviews and two focus group discussions were undertaken to identify current uses, challenges, and future opportunities for the mangrove areas, particularly in South-West Tobago. The key informant interviews involved various stakeholder groups that have a vested interest in the use of the mangrove. The two focus-group discussions were done with residents and fishers. NVivo 12 was used in the qualitative analysis to code the data on ES uses, challenges and opportunities. Current ES uses (direct and indirect) identified include forestry products, crab and shellfish, recreation, scientific research, water purification and coastal protection. Non-use (bequest and existence) benefits identified include the aesthetics, biodiversity and habitat. Option and future-uses opportunities include more developed eco-tourism ventures, sustainable development, an exploration of the viability of tannin extraction and further employment opportunities from the provision of fisheries products to the growing tourism sector on the island.
000339780 546__ $$aEnglish
000339780 650__ $$aEnvironmental Economics and Policy
000339780 650__ $$aLand Economics/Use
000339780 6531_ $$aEcosystem services
000339780 6531_ $$aMangroves
000339780 6531_ $$aQualitative analysis
000339780 6531_ $$aStakeholders
000339780 6531_ $$aTobago
000339780 700__ $$aHowai, Niko
000339780 773__ $$j15$$k01$$q10$$o20$$tFarm and Business - The Journal of the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society
000339780 8560_ $$fk.butkoon@gmail.com
000339780 8564_ $$912a66dea-5e71-446b-8ecf-2021d3ddbee5$$s769286$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/339780/files/Farm%20and%20Business%20Volume%2015%20Issue%201%20December%202023%20Howai.pdf
000339780 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:339780$$pGLOBAL_SET
000339780 913__ $$aBy depositing this Content ('Content') in AgEcon Search, I agree that  I am solely responsible for any consequences of uploading this Content to AgEcon Search and making it publicly available, and I represent and warrant that: I am either the sole creator and the owner of the copyrights and all other rights in the Content; or, without obtaining another’s permission, I have the right to deposit the Content in an archive such as AgEcon Search. To the extent that any portions of the Content are not my own creation, they are used with the copyright holder’s express permission or as permitted by law. Additionally, the Content does not infringe the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of another, nor does the Content violate any laws or another’s rights of privacy or publicity. The Content contains no restricted, private, confidential, or otherwise protected data or information that should not be publicly shared. I understand that AgEcon Search will do its best to provide perpetual access to my Content. In order to support these efforts, I grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota ('University'), through AgEcon Search, the following non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide rights and licenses: to access, reproduce, distribute and publicly display the Content, in whole or in part, in order to secure, preserve and make it publicly available, and to make derivative works based upon the Content in order to migrate the Content to other media or formats, or to preserve its public access. These terms do not transfer ownership of the copyright(s) in the Content. These terms only grant to the University the limited license outlined above.
000339780 980__ $$a533