STATUS AND TRENDS IN MANGROVE AREA EXTENT WORLDWIDE

Barbados

Vegetation description

Mangrove forests in Barbados include Rizophora mangle, Laguncularia recemosa and Conocarpus erectus.

Lucas, C.H. 2000. Data collection and outlook effort for forestry in the Caribbean. EC-FAO Workshop, 21-25 February 2000, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

National level mangrove area estimates

Year

Area
(ha)

Source

Trend

Methodology/Comments

1980

30

Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.

X

Map analysis based on wide range of maps, scale between 1:50 000 and
1:300 000.

1991

14

Bacon, P. R. 1991. The Status of Mangrove Conservation in the Caricom Islands of the Eastern Caribbean. Report to the Commission of the European Communities as part of the Tropical Forestry Action Plan for the Caribbean Region. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 211 pp.

X

Ground survey

1991

12

Snedaker, S.C. 1991. Personal communication

Cited in: Fisher, P and Spalding, M.D. 1993. Protected areas with mangrove habitat. Draft Report World Conservation Centre, Cambridge, UK. 60 pp.

1999

64

Lucas, C.H. 2000. Data Collection and Outlook effort for Forestry in the Caribbean - Barbados.In: proceedings of the EC-FAO Workshop on Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forestry Management 21-25 February, 2000, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Estimation.

Trends in mangrove area extent over time

The estimate for 2000 is based on expert estimate.

Year	Area (ha)	Source	Trend	Methodology/Comments
1980	30	Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.	X	Map analysis based on wide range of maps, scale between 1:50 000 and 1:300 000.
1991	14	Bacon, P. R. 1991. The Status of Mangrove Conservation in the Caricom Islands of the Eastern Caribbean. Report to the Commission of the European Communities as part of the Tropical Forestry Action Plan for the Caribbean Region. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 211 pp.	X	Ground survey
1991	12	Snedaker, S.C. 1991. Personal communication		Cited in: Fisher, P and Spalding, M.D. 1993. Protected areas with mangrove habitat. Draft Report World Conservation Centre, Cambridge, UK. 60 pp.
1999	64	Lucas, C.H. 2000. Data Collection and Outlook effort for Forestry in the Caribbean - Barbados.In: proceedings of the EC-FAO Workshop on Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forestry Management 21-25 February, 2000, Port of Spain, Trinidad		Estimation.