Mangroves of East Africa
Ravilious, Corinna
In the front line : shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the catastrophic hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 have had tragic and devastating consequences for the global community and have drawn attention to the vulnerability of tropical coastal ecosystems. The lessons learnt from these events are critically relevant to future management of the coast. More than ever it is essential to consider the full value of ‘ecosystem services’ when making decisions about coastal development.
A global overview of forest conservation including GIS digital files of forests and protected areas : version 2. CD-ROM
A major analysis of the protection status of the world's forests. This has produced an unprecedented amount of data on forest location, by type, and the amount of each forest type protected in each region of the world. Contains all the GIS spatial data files on forests, protected areas and ecological zones that went into the analysis. It also contains a copy of the statistical analysis with tables, figures, maps and discussions (also available on the WCMC web site : http://www.wcmc.org.uk/forest).