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Edwards-Jones, A, Goh, HC, Lee, SL, Ruslan NFN, NFN, Lin, TL, Austen, MC and Then, AY 2023 MALAYSIA AND SELANGOR MANGROVE POLICY MAPPING AND ANALYSIS. PML Publishing. (UNSPECIFIED)
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Executive Summary Purpose of the report • This report presents an overview of a policy mapping activity which considers local, state, federal and international plans, laws, policies, and directives that influence the conservation and management of mangroves in Malaysia. • The key actors that play an important role in mangrove policy creation and delivery are also mapped. • To reflect Malaysia’s federal system of government, the state of Selangor in Peninsula Malaysia is used as a case study to show how mangrove policies and actors span these decision-making levels. • The report identifies policy gaps and makes recommendations on how the policy landscape can be modified to support the sustainable management of mangroves within state and federal levels in Malaysia. Method • Relevant policy instruments and policy actors are identified through application of a Rapid Policy Network Mapping (RPNM) approach. • This approach enables visualisation of the mangrove policy landscape through the creation of policy instrument and policy actor maps. • The policy instrument map plots instruments by policy domain (international, regional, national, or local (state) scales), and policy category (cross-sectoral, forestry, fisheries, tourism, other environmental and non-environmental). • The policy actor map plots actors by policy domain and policy role (Influencer, Owner/Decision-Maker, Influencer/Deliverer, Deliverer. • A database of instruments and actors was also generated to record characteristics of both elements, which can become a resource for future policy assessments. Results • Forty-one policy instruments and forty-six policy actors are identified from this approach as influencing mangrove management to the state level. • The highest policy instrument activity occurs at the national level and within a crosssectoral context (i.e., biodiversity). Only five instruments are identified at the state level. • No fisheries/aquaculture instruments are featured through this process. • The highest number of policy actors operate at national level and are equally distributed across the roles of Influencer, Owner/Decision-maker, and Influencer/Deliverer. Policy gaps and key recommendations • To recognise the importance of mangroves in providing multiple benefits to a range of parties across sectors, and to the environment, existing influential policies (i.e. National Forestry Policy, National Biodiversity Policy), as well as those in the process of review (i.e. National Climate Policy, National Wetland Policy), should be strengthened with regard to the explicit priority afforded mangroves, enabling: o Appropriate resource allocations. o Potential economies of scale through harmonisation of policy priorities that deliver co-benefits. o Greater understanding of the role mangroves can play in nature-based solutions for major global and national environmental threats, including climate change pressures, biodiversity loss, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and achievement of nationally determined contributions (NDC) targets. • A National Mangrove Policy would offer a significant statement in federal recognition of the importance of this specific forest (wetland) habitat. Alternatively, the creation of a National Blue Carbon Policy could present a more coordinated and broader-looking directive for developing programmes and projects that address the environmental challenges listed above. • A more explicit connection is needed between forestry and fishery policies to reduce the chances of mangrove (and mangrove-dependent resource) management falling through cracks of responsibility. • State authorities could publish policy implementation plan updates more frequently to show more transparency on progress against targets. • Further mapping exercises should be developed that comprehensively capture emerging federal and state circumstances to update these policy maps to improve their accuracy and relevance. • To capture variation in policy interpretation and implementation across these substate administration units, it is recommended that policy instruments of decisions made at this level are also mapped and analysed in order to improve consistency of application across the state.
| Item Type: | Publication - Report (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Divisions: | Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Other (PML) Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Sea and Society |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Christina Devereux |
| Date made live: | 15 Nov 2023 16:11 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2023 16:31 |
| URI: | https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054 |
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