Is the Co-management Approach Effective for Mangrove Conservation in West Africa?

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dc.contributor.authorSagoe, Alberta Ama
dc.contributor.authorMattah, Precious Agbeko Dzorgbe
dc.contributor.authorSalako, Valère Kolawolé
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-20T21:08:17Z
dc.date.available2023-05-20T21:08:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-08
dc.descriptionIs the Co-management Approach Effective for Mangrove Conservation in West Africa?.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe conservation management literature has recently documented the increasing use of co-management approach to effectively conserve natural resources. Although most research qualify the co-management as highly effective, some authors also reported a number of uncertainties associated with the use of this conservation approach. Using the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (MTBR) as a case study, this work assessed the effectiveness of the co-management towards mangroves conservation in West Africa. Data were collected in two protected sites of the reserve (one in Togo and the other in Benin). Exploratory sequential mixed method via in-depth interviews (n=17), focus group discussions (n=14), household survey (n=274) and expert-based survey (n=10) were carried out, and subjected to the InVEST-based Habitat Risk Assessment (HRA) model, chi-square test and simple probability of likelihood. Results indicated that under the current co-management regimes, the anthropogenic stressors recorded in the reserve put the entire surface area of mangroves in Benin (100%) under low risk. Contrarily, 42% of the mangrove cover are under low risk and 58% under medium risk in Togo. Local perception also portrayed a large reduction of mangrove degradation in the study sites following the adoption of the co-management approach in the two countries. This study suggests that the implementation of the co-management approach has lowered anthropogenic stressors to mangroves in the reserve. However, there are some peculiar challenges (e.g., financial support provision, regular community engagement), which need to be thoroughly researched and addressed for a more effective conservation of mangroves in the MTBR.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE Impact: Coastal Resilience, ACECORen_US
dc.identifier.citationGnansounou, C. S., Sagoe, A. A., Mattah, P. A. D., Salako, V. K., Aheto, D. W., & Kakaï, R. G. (2021). Is the Co-management Approach Effective for Mangrove Conservation in West Africa?.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1085890/v1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1831
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResearch Squareen_US
dc.subjectDenis Worlanyo Ahetoen_US
dc.subjectRomain Glèlè Kakaïen_US
dc.subjectCo-managementen_US
dc.subjectHabitat Risk Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectMangrovesen_US
dc.subjectMono Transboundary Biosphere Reserveen_US
dc.subjectWest Africaen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Cape Coasten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectACECORen_US
dc.titleIs the Co-management Approach Effective for Mangrove Conservation in West Africa?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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