A question of standards: adapting carbon and other PES markets to work for community seagrass conservation
Journal Article
Shilland, R., Grimsditch, G., Ahmed, M., Bandeira, S., Kennedy, H., Potouroglou, M., & Huxham, M. (2021)
A question of standards: adapting carbon and other PES markets to work for community seagrass conservation . Marine Policy, 129, Article 104574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104574
Seagrass meadows deliver multiple ecosystem services that are of particular importance to resource-poor coastal communities, yet they are rapidly declining globally. The Payme...
Shrimp aquaculture as a vehicle for Climate Compatible Development in Sri Lanka. The case of Puttalam Lagoon
Journal Article
Harkes, I., Drengstig, A., Kumara, M., Jayasinghe, J., & Huxham, M. (2015)
Shrimp aquaculture as a vehicle for Climate Compatible Development in Sri Lanka. The case of Puttalam Lagoon. Marine Policy, 61, 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.08.003
At present, aquaculture of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in the Puttalam district of Sri Lanka is unsustainable with more than 90% of the former shrimp ponds laying aba...
The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action
Report
Duke, N., Nagelkerken, I., Agardy, T., Wells, S., van Lavieren, H., & Huxham, M. (2013)
The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action. Cambridge: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
This global synthesis report serves as a call to action to decision makers. It provides a science-based synthesis of the different types of goods and services provided by mang...
Valuing Ecosystems as an Economic Part of Climate-Compatible Development Infrastructure in Coastal Zones of Kenya & Sri Lanka
Book Chapter
Emerton, L., Huxham, M., Bournazel, J., & Kumara, M. P. (2016)
Valuing Ecosystems as an Economic Part of Climate-Compatible Development Infrastructure in Coastal Zones of Kenya & Sri Lanka. In Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice, 23-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43633-3_2
Even though ‘green’ options for addressing the impacts of climate
change have gained in currency over recent years, they are yet to be fully mainstreamed into development poli...
Integrating Blue: How do we make Nationally Determined Contributions work for both blue carbon and local coastal communities?
Journal Article
Dencer-Brown, A. M., Shilland, R., Friess, D., Herr, D., Benson, L., Berry, N. J., …Huxham, M. (2022)
Integrating Blue: How do we make Nationally Determined Contributions work for both blue carbon and local coastal communities?. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 51, 1978-1993. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01723-1
Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs) help mitigate and adapt to climate change but their integration into policy, such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remains underdev...
The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health?
Journal Article
Pollard, P., & Huxham, M. (1998)
The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health?. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 8(6), 773-792. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-0755%281998110%298%3A63.0.CO%3B2-R
1. The forthcoming European Commission Water Framework Directive will introduce catchment management throughout Europe, and could have major impacts on the conservation and re...
Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Emerton, L., Kairo, J., Munyi, F., Abdirizak, H., Muriuki, T., …Briers, R. A. (2015)
Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests. Journal of Environmental Management, 157, 168-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.04.018
Mangrove forests are under global pressure. Habitat destruction and degradation persist despite longstanding recognition of the important ecological functions of mangroves. He...
Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation
Report
Shilland, R., Wanjiru, A., Ahmed, M., Grimsditch, G., & Huxham, M. (2020)
Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Program
Seagrass meadows are important marine ecosystems, providing a range of services including carbon sequestration, nursery habitats for fish and coastal protection. They are suff...
Emotion, Science and Rationality: The Case of the Brent Spar
Journal Article
Huxham, M., & Sumner, D. (1999)
Emotion, Science and Rationality: The Case of the Brent Spar. Environmental Values, 8(3), (349-368). doi:10.3197/096327199129341860. ISSN 0963-2719
In June 1995, a campaign by Greenpeace forced the multinational oil company Shell to cancel its planned disposal of a redundant oil installation in the Atlantic. The Brent Spa...
Below-ground root yield and distribution in natural and replanted mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya
Journal Article
Tamooh, F., Huxham, M., Karachi, M., Mencuccini, M., Kairo, J. G., & Kirui, B. (2008)
Below-ground root yield and distribution in natural and replanted mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya. Forest Ecology and Management, 256(6), 1290-1297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.026
Estimation of total biomass in woody ecosystems is important because of its relevance to nutrient turnover and the potential to store carbon. Most work on mangrove biomass, pa...