Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is an independent, non-profit international research institute specializing in sustainable development and environment issues with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. SEI's mission is to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing integrative knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development.

SwedBio currently supports SEI for the programme "Mangrove ecosystems, communities and conflict - developing knowledge-based approaches to reconcile multiple demands", during the period 1 June 2006 - 31 December 2009.

The overall objective of the programme is to address the lack of knowledge about the status, use and requirements for sustainable management of mangroves, and to improve the understanding of the multiple uses of mangrove ecosystems in employment generation, asset creation and food provision. See the external project website.

The project aims to develop action plans to reconcile multiple demands placed on mangroves and adjacent coastal zones in Southeast Asia; local and national level stakeholders will participate in action planning, ensuring widespread support and increasing the likelihood of implementation.

The programme consortium includes three partners in Europe: Centre for Environment and Society - University of Essex in the UK, SEI in Sweden, and the Fisheries and Fish Culture Group - Wageningen University Netherlands.

The programme is implemented in the following three countries in SouthEast-Asia:

* Indonesia (National partner: Mulawarman University)

* Thailand (National partners: Kasetsart University and Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific)

* Vietnam (National partner: Vietnam National University)