Abstract
The sustainable use of mangrove forests can effectively contribute to their conservation. The experience with an integrated conservation‐development project in St. Lucia showed that charcoal producers using mangrove fuelwood resources in a Marine Reserve Area have successfully changed their harvesting practices, reversing a trend of mangrove destruction. The conditions under which this change occurred included strengthening the organization of local users and their resource‐use rights, and building a community‐based management system, leading to the avoidance of open‐access conditions. Surveys of the mangrove, undertaken before and after management intervention, showed that while the mean stand diameter of the fuelwood trees did not change significantly, there was an increase in the density of stems and in total basal area of timber.
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