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Fig. 19.8 Periodic human assisted propagule distribution to reestablish mangroves on appropriate
intertidal surfaces and monitoring in collaboration with local communities (Source: Blue Forests/
author)
apathy amongst local stakeholders, where concerns over maintenance of annual
government budgets, or short-term cash-for-work supersedes genuine intentions to
restore mangroves as a vital coastal ecosystem. Economically, funds for repeated
planting projects, without monitoring and feedback mechanisms can result in
large-scale wastes of public and private fi nancial resources and the detriment of the
rehabilitation of mangroves in tsunami hit areas.