
IN MY article The mangrove challenge continues, I expressed my disappointment that the key stakeholders had walked away from a recent mangrove restoration symposium without any plan to meet again.
Concerned that the collegial approach had faltered, I sent a copy of the article to each stakeholder inviting them to comment on the key issues I’d raised. See “Stakeholder Issues”.
Western Port Seagrass Partnership, the University of Melbourne, Bass Coast Landcare Network and the Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation presented a range of constructive comments, including that a scientific study was needed to assess the environmental limitations of both mangroves and saltmarsh in Western Port.