Threats to Mangrove Forests

1. Status and Management Efforts of Mangrove Habitats in South Florida.- 2. Threats on biodiversity and management challenges for the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh.- 3. Conservation in Mangrove Forests of Northeast Brazil, investigated through the diversity of Drosophilidae.- 4. Blue carbon potential of community-managed mangrove forests.- 5. The (beneficial) effects of mangrove forest to sea defence structures.- 6. Mangrove species composition change over the last 50 years in Bangladesh and associated threats to the Sundarbans.- 7. Towards sustainability and protection of threatened coastal ecossystems: Management strategies for a rare stone mangrove in Gorda Beach, Buzios, Brazil.- 8.Natural and human-induced impacts on the Isla Salamanca Natural Park, Caribbean Coast of Colombia.- 9. An analysis of mangrove establishment in an artificial estuarine channel, Singapore.- 10. Vulnerability of Mangrove Forest Wetland Ecosystems in The Sundarbans Natural World Heritage Site of Bangladesh.- 11. Assessment and Management strategies of  Mangrove Forest in Brunei Darussalam on the island of Borneo.- 12. The transitional mangrove scrub north of La Paz and Magdalena Bay in Baja California Sur.- 13. TBD (Current status of mangrove wetlands in Sinaloa, a biological corridor along the eastern margin of the Gulf of California).- 14. TBD (Interaction of mangroves, coastal hydrodyanmlics and morphodynmics of the mangrove fringe along the coasts of Guiane francaise, Suriname and Guyana).- 15. Mangrove Forests threatened in different Physiographic settings: some critical issues of natural impacts on the coastal fringing forests of India.- 16. TBD (The 'state-of-play' in Australia wherein mangroves are being destroyed or compromised anthropogenically).- 17. TBD (Legislation side of mangrove protection in Australia).- 18. Physical oceanography processes affecting tropical

Christopher Makowski is the Assistant Director of the Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Inc. (CERF) and the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the international Journal of Coastal Research (JCR). He has published numerous peer reviewed papers, authored several chapters, and co-edited and/or contributed to various volumes in Springer's Coastal Research Library (CRL) Series. In addition to these accomplishments, he is professionally recognized by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), served as the Assistant Director of the Marine Science and Biological Research Division at the coastal engineering firm, Coastal Planning & Engineering (CPE), and held the position of Principle Marine Scientist for the municipality of Collier County, Florida, U.S.A. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and has earned degrees with an emphasis on remote sensing of biogeomorphological resources (Ph.D.) and marine ecosystem diversity and conservation (Master's of Science). In addition to his academic and professional credentials, Dr. Makowski is also a certified Master Scuba Diver Trainer through the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). Other professional registrations and certifications include: Journal of Coastal Research (JCR) Editorial Board Member, The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) Sustaining Member, The Florida Association of Environmental Professionals (FAEP) Chapter Member, American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Registered Diving Safety Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Member, Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) Board of Directors (Trustees), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Certified Marine Mammal and Protected Species Observer, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor, PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Instructor, Emergency First Responder (CPR/FirstAid/AED) Instructor, PADI Specialty Underwater Photographer