ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. For. Glob. Change
Sec. People and Forests
Volume 8 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1588710
Experiences and lessons learned from mangrove conservation in China
Provisionally accepted
- Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Mangrove forests are recognized as one of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems on the planet, along with coral reefs and seagrass beds, and are known as the planet's three major marine ecosystems. As China has increased its efforts to protect mangroves on all fronts, the area of mangrove forests has grown steadily since the beginning of this century, and China is now one of the few countries in the world with a net increase in the area of mangrove forests. China's top-level design, legislation and practice, supervision, protection and restoration policies, publicity and education on mangrove protection have achieved noticeable results, and a mangrove protection model with Chinese characteristics has been explored and formed, and mangrove forests, the 'guardians of the coast', are becoming a shining business card of beautiful China. Therefore, China's important experience in striking a balance between mangrove protection and economic development can provide a reference for other mangrove areas worldwide, and is of great significance in solving the global problem of mangrove forests in danger.
Keywords: Mangrove protection, Marine Ecosystems, Top-level design, legislative practice, conservation practice
Received: 06 Mar 2025; Accepted: 06 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Cheng, Liao and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Xiaoxia Li, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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