Valuing the Ecosystem Services Provided by Mangroves in Bangladesh

In 2014, Winrock’s John D. Rockefeller 3RD Scholars Program held a competition for applied research concepts to assess the current value of mangrove ecosystem services in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as well as changes that are likely to occur due to climate change and other impacts. This is a summary of the team that was commissioned under the USAID-funded Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project.