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2nd Regional Workshop Report:
Presenting & Discussing the Initial Findings
11‐12 July 2011 | Hanoi, Vietnam
Basin‐wide Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessment for the Wetlands
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6 DISC6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5
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change modeluncertainty, aonary approactrends and rand patterns, aTrends and ef
ortant that climgy, such as chalumes due to
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ith a high anded ignorance. ng risk associahan precise pnd the effectseen identified
is put in conteainfall runoff ction for hum
2
LAND ECOLO
change, distinger the adaptatthe wetlands
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ext with otherdue to land c
man use throug
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OGIES & NA
guished from tion of the wes. This project
‐wide scale, aSRES scenarios posed by climdy sites, vulneed climate and
GION
ges in averagest) as importay this project,erability assessnd their sensitat this project
of uncertaintyge requires thelopment. Thintify trends adaptation to pr Mekong Bas
r significant hlearing and degh irrigation a
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ATURAL SYS
other develoetland ecosystfocuses on na
nalysis will focs and internatmate change ierability to clid hydrologica
e climate and cant as the cha an impact assment that is tivity to changwill build upo
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past extreme esin.
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STEMS SPEC
pment trendstems themselatural wetland
cus on categotionally accepin terms of chimate change l data to asses
changes in exnge itself. Thesessment thafocused on ge. Several maon.
atistical uncemakers take a we should taities based onevents and reg
es to wetland changes to supply, and the c
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9
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orising pted anges to will be ss the
treme ere are t is
ajor
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mately 69% ofreshwater weine natural anMB. Natural wre ‐ irrigated, s, flooded fors are man‐mad
s can be consnce in differeneffects. Througll the wetlandn the Lower Mes there are g
SUMM
entations of eoups. The Thaected.
studies weres on the Meko
Siphando
Stung Tres away from th
Lower St
Tram Chis on tributarie
XeChampstal sites affec
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city from hydr
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f wetlands in tetland; and thend manmade wetlands makerain fed, recerests and othede ‐ channels
idered and idet mean annuagh categorisatds in the LMB Mekong floodreater distinct
MARY O
each of the sixiland case stu
grouped as foong mainstrea
one, Lao PDR
eng, Cambodihe mainstream
ung Sen, Cam
im, Viet Nam es not affected
phone, Lao PDcted by Mekon
Mau
ropower. Thes
SSETS
ONG WETLA
the Lower Mee remainder awetlands. Mae up about 9%ession, 14% arer agriculture or agriculture
entified by eleal temperaturtion we can idare below 500plains and thetion between
OF CAS
x case studies udies were not
ollows: am
ia m but influen
mbodia
d by Mekong
DR ng mainstream
2
se will have gr
AND ECOLO
ekong Basin arare made up on‐made wetla
%.The majorityre swamps ancrops. Over 5e areas.
evation, latitures, current mdentify comm0m in elevatioe Central Indo wetland type
SE STU
from Lao PDRt presented a
ced by flows o
mainstream f
m flows after
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reater impact
OGIES & NA
re man‐made of: estuarine, ands make up y (80%) of the d the remaind0%of riverine
ude, eco‐regiomean annual raonalities and on and all of tochina dry fore and their cha
UDIES
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of the Mekon
flows
discharge into
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on wetland in
ATURAL SYS
freshwater wlakes and ponabout 33% offreshwater wder (6%) are me, estuarine an
on, WWF ecoloainfall, and prassets of the he wetlands iest eco‐regionaracteristics.
and Vietnam wop, pending a
g
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ds and Climate resenting & Discu
n the short te
STEMS SPEC
wetlands, 18% nds riverine, cf the total sur
wetland are ricmade up of grnd marine and
ogical zones, edicted climawetlands, for n the LMB falns, while in ot
were arrangedfinal decision
Change Assessussing the Initial F
10
rm than
CIALIST
are oastal rface area ce assland, d coastal
te instance, l almost ther
d into n on the
sment |Findings
5.1 S5.1.1
Siphandoislands aa highly pspecies, athe provisources, etc.at theendangehuge inco
Flooding contrast pools areecosysteland covestability.
Siphandoconservatourism ahas beenhas insufprioritiesspecies, h
5.1.2
Stung Trecharactefish” thattype of h
The Stunseen 10%and pondsignificanmigrantsecosyste
5.2 S5.2.1
Stung Sethree corwetland of Stung supply ofdevelopmduration low wate
ITES ON THSiphandon
one is a compnd in channelproductive weand 713 plantincial economincome and me Water Falls,red species is ome to the lo
is not a signifto other wetle also an issuems. Climate cer. Furthermo
one has internation significanand investmen reached at thfficient manags. Fisheries dohabitats, and
Stung Tren
eng is an imporistics in its’ fot are reportedhabitat in the r
g Treng syste% die off; unstd waters havent impacts on in terms of fim s that is un
ITES INFLUStung Sen:
n is an importre areas in thebiodiversity aSen has seen f Mekong watment and supphas also had er level in the
HE MEKONGe, Lao PDR
lex of wetland features whicetland, providt species). Fishmy. The economaterials, regu as well as cul a flagship specal residents.
ficant problemand sites, howe in the Mekohange may alore, longer dro
national signifnce such as thnt. About 72 dhe district levgement statusominate the mlivelihood opt
ng: Cambod
ortant wetlanorest types, swd to migrate toregion and co
m is now undtable sandbarse seen the devhabitats and shing and farder pressure
UENCED BY : Cambodia
tant wetland ie Tonle Sap Bis well as locaa reduction inter and run‐ofply within thenegative effedry season an
G MAINSTRR | Charlott
ds with uniquech end at the ing many resoheries are espmic value of tulating the Meltural and supecies that attr
m in Siphandowever droughng mainstreamso accelerateought periods
ficance as a trahe Irrawaddy Ddeep pools hael for local cos, already makmanagement ations require
dia | Mam
d area in Camwift flow, deeo Stung Trengnsequently, la
er threat froms and deep povelopment of species. The Sming activitiefrom climate
MEKONG Ma |Mam Ko
in Cambodia diosphere resel livelihoods an inflow from ff from withine flooded forects on the mignd warmer tem
2
REAM te Hicks
e ecosystems renowned Khources and is pecially producthe Siphandonekong ecosystpporting servicracts thousand
ne but a natut is an issue. Cm, and may le soil erosion, s will wither n
ansboundary Dolphin, and ave been idenmmunities toking it difficultapproach and equal attentio
Kosal, Side
mbodia and is oep pools, and sg to spawn. Fuarge colonies
m climate chaools are vulneobnoxious algStung Treng ws. People’s livchange and h
MAINSTREAsal, Sideth
due to the higrve and it is pand the econothe Mekong, the catchmenst system of tgration of juvemperatures h
I2nd Regional Wor
‐ the braidedhone Falls. Therich in biodivective and are ne Wetlands istems throughces. Also, the ds of tourists
ural expressionChanges in waead to changewhich is alreaative grasses
wetland as it because of itstified as fish c
o self‐managemt to balance colivelihood stron.
eth Muong
one of 3 natiosandbars the urthermore, Stof waterbirds
nge. The typicrable to changae in the lastwetland has ecvelihoods depehuman activity
AM FLOWSh Muong, P
gh level of propart of a largeromy of Camboits source of nt has changethe Tonle Sap enile fish backave caused fis
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river channee Siphandoneersity (400 fisa key part of s very high, pr adding oxygeIrrawaddy Doannually to th
n of the seasoater depths lees in the Mekoady exacerbatand conseque
is home to sps role in internconservation zment these zoonservation aategies in Siph
g, Prom Ng
onal Ramsar ssupport over tung Treng is s depend on it
cal flooded foging sediment few years. Thconomic valueend upon they, such as dam
S Prom Nga
oductivity. Stur system that odia. The highwater and seded the profile Lake. Changek from the Mesh to die out.
ds and Climate resenting & Discu
ls makeup some wetland (500h species, 187local livelihoorovisioning foen, nutrients colphin, the crithe area, which
onal flood pulsading to shallong wetland ed by the cleaently reduce s
pecies of international, tradezones. An agrones. Yet, the and developmhandone; oth
a
ites. It has un100 species othe largest rivt.
rest in Stung Tt supply and these will havee for residents balance of wmming and po
ng Sen is one supports the ly productive diment. The eof nutrient ed flood pulse ekong. The inc
Change Assessussing the Initial F
11
me 2,000 0 Km2) is 7 bird ods and od cycling tically h brings
se, in ower
aring of soil
rnational e, eement wetland
ment er
ique of “white verine
Treng has transport, e s and
wetland llution.
of the rich system erratic
and creasingly
sment |Findings
Stung Seactivitiesclimate cStung Sesupplying
5.2.2
Tram Chipreservebiodiversrequires species, afrom theservices arecharge
Recently,flood pearesultingthat leadhigh watprotectioto the su
5.3 S5.3.1
Xe Chamone of twwetland covers fonatural walso prov
The econregulatinreduce indominatifisheries level and
Flood anwill chanthe ecosyexpands droughtsvillages, sdrinking during pe
Key spec“Elongate
n wetlands has. People’s livechange and otn wetland (‐1g to these com
Tram Chim
im National Pa part of the Posity were shapan alternate fand 130 speci wetland are fare also impoe, saline intrus
, changes in waks, longer dry in short and ds food supplyer all year rouonist approachrvival of the e
ITES NOT IXe Champh
phone is a unwo Ramsar siteis the main prour districts wwetlands prodvide large amo
nomic values ong of fisheries n size and becion by invasivare more prod vegetation is
d drought arege river morpystem, of Xe Cthroughout ths. Drought consuch as Ban Kwater. Xe Chaeriods of low f
ies, such as the Tortoise” su
ave high econelihoods depether human ac.42% over themmunities.
m: Vietnam
ark is one of toR habitat anped and suppoflood and dry ies of plants. Tfish, fuel woortant to deltasion regulation
weather have y season resulocalized inuny shortages found, tall ring dhes resulting iecosystem is t
NFLUENCEhone: Lao P
nique wetlandes in Lao PDRroducer of rice
whose communductive fisherieount of service
of Xe Champhand wetland come isolated e species. Thioductive in thes regulated.
e the most serphology throuChamphone Rhe system durnditions makehamtao, haveamphone Riveflows in the d
he Siamese crouffer during dr
omic value foend upon the bction, such as e last 10 years
| Nguyen
the last remaid biodiversityorted by the aseason cycle.The flagship sod, grass, lotus region and con, carbon seq
been observelting in drougndation of fieldr the Sarus Crdykes that limin conflict witthe proposed
D BY MEKOPDR | Phai
. It is part of f, however, one and fish for nities rely on es but also moes.
hone wetland vegetables foin the dry seas causes declie man‐made a
rious issues ingh the higherRiver, have becring floods. Coe living conditie experience ser is not a deery season.
ocodile, Anasrought astheir
2
or residents anbalance of wedams and pos) could be du
Huu Thien
ning areas of y for future geannual flood p Its biodiversipecies is the Es and water lilountry, includuestration, sc
ed, including inght, and unpred surfaces tharane. Mismanait intake of fish local commmainstream M
ONG MAINvanh Phiap
floodplain rivenly half of the Savannakhet the wetland fodified or sem
are considereor local food suason. The dry ines in fish speand altered w
Xe Champhor rate of soil ecome shallowonversely, locions difficult wsalinity in theep system (ave
poecilorhychar habitat and
I2nd Regional Wor
nd migrants inetland ecosystllution. The de to the redu
the Plain of Renerations. Wpulse of the Mty comprises Eastern Sarus ly for foods, mding tourism, hcientific, biodiv
ncreased temedictable off‐sat causes eleoagement pracsh eggs and frunities are a tMekong dams
STREAM FLpalath
er systems witwetland(124 Province, Laofor their livelihmi man‐made
ed high, throuupply and incoseason can alecies biodiveretlands of Xe
ne. The increarosion. Almos
wer. Moreovercal villagers hawith limited riground watererage depth o
a “Spot billed population be
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n term of fishitems that are ecreasing popction of servic
Reeds (PoR), aetland ecosys
Mekong River. of 130 specieCrane. Locally
microclimate rhistory and cuversity conser
perature andseason high inocharis failure ctices such as ies from Mekthreat. Howevs.
LOWS
th over 50 oxbkm2) is declaro PDR. The wehood. Today, wetlands, suc
gh the provisome. The Xe Clso cause furtrsity and numChamphone w
ase run off dust all the deepr, invasive speave suffered thce yield and lr meaning theof 1 m) and is o
duck”, Indoteecomes fragm
ds and Climate resenting & Discu
ng and farminnow influencpulation livingces that the w
nd was establstems of the PThe ecosystees of fish, 232 y important gregulation. Weulture, groundrvation.
evaporation,ntensity rain ein producing stocking unnaong flood watver, the bigge
bows lakes anred a Ramsar etland landscanot only are tch as “Ang So
ioning of and Champhone wher problemsbers. Consequwhere their w
ue to climate cp pools, a key ecies – Mimoshrough longeivestock succeey had to purcoften segmen
estudo elongamented. Some
Change Assessussing the Initial F
12
ng ed by g in the wetland is
lished to PoR and m bird goods etland d water
lower events tubers aturally ter, st threat
nd it is site. The ape he ui lake”,
wetlands with uently, water
change habitat in a pigra is r ess. Some chase nted
te fish
sment |Findings
species aand irriga
5.4 C5.4.1
The Ca Mimportanarea of Vspecies a
The park firewoodThe parkand natuvery imp
Recently,season, shave a neof mangrnatural r
5.5 R5.5.1
Robert Mapproachdepend tthrough s
Impacts oprecipitaintensityand specvulnerabexposure
In the coundertakassessmeTrang anare to seKien Gangrassland
also experiencated dams cau
OASTAL SITCa Mau: V
Mau National Pnt coastal wetVietnam. The pand habitats re
provides serid, and aquacu, especially itsural disasters. ortant breedi
, abnormally psea level rise legative impacrove trees for esources as w
ELATED PABuilding reRobert Ma
Mather from IUhes. The IUCNto cope with tsound govern
of climate chation patterns . These impaccies, increasedility. This vulne, sensitivity a
ntext of the IUken of the maent show thatd the melaleuagrass beds inng, and SocTrad in Kien Gang
ce problems wuse additiona
TES INFLUEietnam | H
Park is part oftland for Vietnpark separateepresenting te
es of serviceslture. It also rs mangroves, The park is a ng and spawn
prolonged dryeading to coact on aquacultcharcoal, fue
well as violatio
ARTNER PResilience toather, IUCN
UCN presenteN project aims the anticipatenance and plan
ange on coastand run off, ccts will likely led coastal erosinerability to clnd adaptive c
UCN project, angroves, corat the highest iuca forest in Kn Kampot, Kohang; mudflats g.
when migratorl obstacles to
ENCED BY MHoang Van
f the Ca Mau pnam and ASEAs the sea intoerrestrial, est
s including theegulates the cprotects the ccommon areaning area for m
y, hot seasonsastline erosionture causing inl wood, net pon against law
OJECT o CLIMATE CN
ed a recently cto increase thd impacts of cnning.
al zones incluchanged oceaead to displacion, increasedlimate changecapacity.
a vulnerabilityl reefs systemmpacts of climKien Gang. Whh Kong, Chantin Ben Tre, Ca
2
ry pathways athe migration
MEKONG FTrang
peninsular andAN. It is a bioso the East and uarine, river m
e provision of climate, flow acoastline and a for cultural, many species.
s, unpredictabn, and decreasncrease in povoll, hunting of
w enforcement
CHANGE Im
commenced IUhe adaptive caclimate chang
de sea level rnic conditionscement of coad flooding ande can be asses
y assessment ms, and seagramate change ahile the highesthaburi, Trad, an Gio, and So
I2nd Regional Wor
re blocked. Inn and success
FLOWS AFT
d mudflat. It wphere reserveWest Sea andmouth and mu
fish, shrimp, cand water pusea dyke fromscientific and
ble and high insed bird popuverty rates. Raf wildlife, destt are all threat
mpacts, Coa
UCN project toapacity of peoge and plan fo
ise, higher seas, and changeastal lowlandsd drought condssed using kno
of critical coaass habitats. Rare to intertidst impacts of cand Kien ganoc Trang; and
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n addition to cof breeding f
ER REACHI
was establishee area as well d comprises oudflat ecosyst
clams, construrification and m erosion and recreational
ntensity rain elations have bapid populatiotructive fishints to the wetl
astal South
o illustrate thople and ecosyr Disaster Risk
a temperaturees in storm tras and wetlandditions, salinisowledge of th
astal habitats aResults from thal mudflats inclimate changg; mangrovesmelaleuca fo
ds and Climate resenting & Discu
climate changfor some fish s
NG THE SE
ed in 2003 anas an importa
of a large divertems.
uction materipollution trea
d mitigates seaactivities, and
events in the dbeen observedon growth, hang and exploitand.
heast Asia
e complemenystems on whk Reduction (D
es, changes inacks, frequencs, impacts on sation, and ine three comp
and climate che habitats n Ben Tre, Cange and existings in Ben Tre, Crest/seasonal
Change Assessussing the Initial F
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6.1 D
If the proassessmeas man‐mwetlandsconsideriwetlandsnatural wmade we
These deHoweverthrough tincreasinpressure
What arefinishes isites, it isareas of
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6.2 M
Does theThe studyGCMs, sttemperatdeal of uranges wbe directmodellinthese thr
Social adinto the sindependother prechange awhich maare less p
DISCUS
he course of tnts and a numated and sumnitial findings o
EFINITION
oject only looent of wetlanmade wetlands” of which 80ing rice fields,s at one stage wetlands wheretlands.
efinitions of mr, the distinctithe activities ng man‐made s.
e the boundas not clear ans very difficulthabitats exact
tion was madng/XeLampha
METHOD AN
e project plan y will incorpotatistical downture, precipitancertainty ab
with full acknotly linked to sog of CC threatreats.
daptation to cstudy. The student of other essures will beare part of theay be taken frpredictable. In
SSION P
he workshop,mber of impormarised belowof the case stu
S AND BOU
ks at natural ds. Whilst 42%ds. The large m0% are agricult, though it is pin history. Thre less is know
man‐made andon between tof man. Wetlainterventions
ries of wetlannd consideringt to be precisetly, but trends
de that the ecoao area should
ND APPROA
to do quantitrate both quanscaling and aation and hydout the levelswledgement oome key paramts, the study t
climate changudy will first tpressures froe superimposeese other presrom the wetlan this way, the
OINTS
, the presentartant contribuw. The discussudies for inco
UNDARIES
wetlands, the% of the land majority of all tural wetlandprobable that he project will wn about them
d natural wetlathe two is not and managems and infrastru
nd systems? Ig the mosaic oe about the bos and estimate
ologically inted be included
ACH
tative assessmalitative and qa basin‐wide hrology at the s of climate chof the variabimeters which team will also
e will affect wry to assess thm human acted over climassures, such asand. Some of te focus of the
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ations raised mutions and sugsion sessions rporation.
en we may mcover in the Lthe wetlands s – irrigated aa large propotherefore focm and where a
ands come dirclear‐cut, and
ment includingucture in orde
n many cases of different haoundaries. It mes of percenta
eresting areas in the Siphan
ments as wellquantitative ashydrological mcase study sithange predictility between Gdefine the fucharacterise
wetland manahe impacts of ivity or develote change imps requiring mothese may be vulnerability
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many questionggestions werewere particul
iss the overalLMB is considein the LMB ar
and rainfed ricortion of thesecus on the 9%adaptation is
rectly from thd almost all nag for adaptatioer to protect th
the boundariabitats that is may not be poage change m
in Munlapamdone case stu
l as qualitativssessments. Dmodel will be utes. However,ions, will be pGCMs. This infnctioning of tthe sensitivity
agement and climate changopment. Oncepacts. Social aore water for predictable aassessment is
limate Change APresenting & Dis
ns and commee made. Thesearly importan
ll objectives oered as wetlare classified ace fields. The e agricultural % remaining ofless easily ma
e MRC wetlanatural wetlanon to climate he wetland va
ies of where ttypical of mosossible to defimay be possibl
mok District anudy site.
ve assessmentDetailed climatutilised to qua in a study in phrased in termformation is othe wetland. Ay and exposur
therefore shoge upon the we this is done, and livelihoodagricultural cand taken intos on the wetla
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of basin‐wide nds, 33% is cos “freshwaterproject will nolands were naf natural or seanaged than in
nd classificatiods have been change may ralues against o
he wetland stst of the case ne and measue.
nd the Dong
ts of climate cte modelling uantify changeswhich there isms of trends aonly useful whAlongside the re of the wetla
ould be incorpwetlands ecosthe impacts f responses torops during do account, whiand ecosystem
2nd Regional itial Findings
14
rkshop
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on. changed require outside
tarts and study ure the
change? using 6 s in s a great and hen it can
and to
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team wilwetlandsand explo
Will the manmadstreams ileast oneproposedadaptationot have
What is tseveral cwetland and undeclimatic cgovernmeach couvulnerab
6.3 D
What is analysis?
Climate cand movassumptimajor limIPCC Fifth
reviewhic
introtech
calib
l not undertaks, it will explorore how sensi
project look ade solutions toin each case se site we will dd. The projecton mechanism the resource
the project scapacity buildimanagementerstanding of changes. Third
ment agencies untry, thus buiility and impa
ATA RELIA
the confiden?
change modeling with increions and uncemitations of cuh Assessment
ewing the 17 Gch were best a
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brating the ba
ke a comprehre the dependitive these co
at the cost‐beo the completstudy site and do a preliminat will not be abms as these ars for this.
chedule for cang aspects. Th and climate cclimate changdly, the MRC hwho will takeilding their peact assessmen
ABILITY AND
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lling involves easing resolutiertainties whicurrent climate Report. The a
GCMs which hable to replica
mparison at threvious efforts
sin model wit
ensive vulnerdency of thesemmunities are
enefit analysiste loss of wettrying to idenary assessmenble to do a totre very data in
apacity buildinhe first is a sechange particge and wetlanhas provided part in fieldwersonal, deparnt.
D CONSIST
odels and dat
a number of aion to the basch compounde modelling anapproach has
have been appate historic te
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2
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s of maintainitland? The prontify the channt of the cost tal valuation ontensive and t
ng and the keries of regionipate. Secondnds and will inadditional reswork, analysis rtments and g
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government ca
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fish conservation zong village regulations foation
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guidelines
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mmunities responsiblmore and using more ent, importing fish frountries for consumpt
aquaculture
ment has a national wch they do fish releasee day
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Wetland natural sysomponents . Species
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productivity but too d
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atic zones
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deep to catch for wate
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mpacts on wetland
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ted dead biomass po
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ductivity(+ or ‐ ?)
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cape and Off‐sea
g wetland natural c
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fish
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season rains
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