STATUS AND TRENDS IN MANGROVE AREA EXTENT WORLDWIDE

Haiti

Vegetation description

The main mangrove species in Haiti are red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and black mangrove (Avicennia nitida). They are found near large estuaries, especially at Fort Liberté in the north-east and Gonaïves, in Artibonite. There are also stands of white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) and Conocarpus erectus. Mangroves are here used for firewood and posts.

FAO, UNEP. 1981. Los Recursos Forestales de la America Tropical. Proyecto de Evaluación de los Recursos Forestales Tropicales (en el marco de SINUVIMA). FAO, UNEP, Rome 349 pp.

National level mangrove area estimates

Year

Area
(ha)

Source

Trend

Methodology/Comments

1978

13 400

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

Map analysis. Scale 1:1 000 000.

1980

17 800

FAO, UNEP. 1981. Los Recursos Forestales de la America Tropical. Proyecto de Evaluación de los Recursos Forestales Tropicales (en el marco de SINUVIMA). FAO, UNEP, Rome 349 pp.

X

Estimation and updating based on: FAO. 1978. Etude qualítative et quantitative de l'évolution du couvert forestier entre 1956-1958 et 1977. FO: DP/HAI/72/012. Rapport technique 2. Based on work of M. J. Berry and K.D. Musgrave. FAO, Rome.

1983

18 000

Saenger, P., Hegerl E.J. and J.D.S., Davie. 1983. Global status of mangrove ecosystems. Commission on Ecology Papers No.3. IUCN. Gland, Switzerland. 88 pp.

Probably based on FAO, UNEP, 1981. (see above).

1990

15 000

Antoine, S., Prophete, E. 2000. Country Report Haiti. In proceedings of the EC-FAO Workshop on Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forestry Management 21-25 February, 2000, Port of Spain, Trinidad

X

Estimation.

Trends in mangrove area extent over time

The estimate for 2000 is based on expert estimate.

Year	Area (ha)	Source	Trend	Methodology/Comments
1978	13 400	Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.		Map analysis. Scale 1:1 000 000.
1980	17 800	FAO, UNEP. 1981. Los Recursos Forestales de la America Tropical. Proyecto de Evaluación de los Recursos Forestales Tropicales (en el marco de SINUVIMA). FAO, UNEP, Rome 349 pp.	X	Estimation and updating based on: FAO. 1978. Etude qualítative et quantitative de l'évolution du couvert forestier entre 1956-1958 et 1977. FO: DP/HAI/72/012. Rapport technique 2. Based on work of M. J. Berry and K.D. Musgrave. FAO, Rome.
1983	18 000	Saenger, P., Hegerl E.J. and J.D.S., Davie. 1983. Global status of mangrove ecosystems. Commission on Ecology Papers No.3. IUCN. Gland, Switzerland. 88 pp.		Probably based on FAO, UNEP, 1981. (see above).
1990	15 000	Antoine, S., Prophete, E. 2000. Country Report Haiti. In proceedings of the EC-FAO Workshop on Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forestry Management 21-25 February, 2000, Port of Spain, Trinidad	X	Estimation.