The current focus on mangroves as key ecosystems in mitigating the impacts of climate change has largely neglected the livelihoods of coastal dwellers interacting with mangroves. This article provides a review of scholarly and policy attention paid to these social groups and their means of struggle. It argues that the latest dominant governance discourse tying mangroves to blue carbon signifies a departure from catering to coastal people's interests and rights in mangroves. We describe the evolving discourses that have shaped mangrove use and conservation in the Philippines since the 1970s. While the mid-century preoccupation with mangrove conversion to fish farms gradually gave way to the pursuit of community-based mangrove conservation in the late 1980s and 1990s, recent experiences suggest a comparably weakened focus towards recognizing local access and use patterns. We contend that the present blue carbon framing of mangroves, which harbours technocratic and financialized ideals of sustainability, poses a fundamental disadvantage to local users of mangroves. We conclude by reflecting on ways to redress this trend via a new framing of mangroves.

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从转变到保护再到碳：菲律宾红树林治理和利用政策话语的变化

当前将红树林视为缓解气候变化影响的关键生态系统的关注在很大程度上忽视了与红树林相互作用的沿海居民的生计。本文回顾了学术界和政策界对这些社会群体及其斗争手段的关注。文章认为，最新的主导治理话语将红树林与蓝碳捆绑在一起，意味着背离了沿海人民对红树林的利益和权利。我们描述了自 20 世纪 70 年代以来影响菲律宾红树林利用和保护的不断演变的话语。虽然上世纪中叶对红树林转变为养鱼场的关注逐渐被 20 世纪 80 年代末和 90 年代追求以社区为基础的红树林保护所取代，但最近的经验表明，对认识当地获取和使用模式的关注相对减弱。我们认为，目前红树林的蓝碳框架蕴含着技术官僚和金融化的可持续发展理想，对红树林的当地使用者构成了根本性的劣势。最后，我们反思了通过新的红树林框架来纠正这一趋势的方法。