Ecological Rehabilitation and Restoration of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Swamp Ecosystems in Vietnam

Swamp ecosystems including mangrove forests and Melaleuca forests play an important role in conserving tropical coastal zones. In the Can Gio district in Vietnam, 40,000 ha of mangrove forests was completely destroyed by warfare, but now more than 50 % of the area has been recovered by rehabilitation and restoration efforts. Therefore the district provides a case study of past and future changes of environment and socio-ecosystems caused by rehabilitation and restoration of coastal swamp ecosystems.