An appraisal of challenges in the sustainable management of the micro-target_idal barrier-built estuaries and lagoons in Sri Lanka

This study, based on a colloquium, field assessments of development activities and technical analyses pertaining to barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, was inspired by the positive response to a preceding report captioned <a href=http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2011-112.pdf> An Appraisal of Mangrove Management in Micro-target_idal Estuaries and Lagoons in Sri Lanka</a>.