Mangroves continue to be extensively replaced for alternative land uses despite global recognition of their value for ecosystem services. Limited effort has been directed into understanding how changes in mangrove ecosystems affect human well-being, especially in Asia. Using the inhabited Klang Islands, Selangor, Malaysia as a case study, this paper explores the relationships between mangrove ecosystem services and human well-being by adapting and modifying three existing conceptual frameworks. Semi-structured interviews with island residents were conducted to explore mangroves’ contribution to human well-being. Analysis revealed that respondents recognised examples of regulating, cultural, and provisioning ecosystem services resulted from their interaction with mangroves. While all three ecosystem services contributed to both basic human needs and subjective well-being, provisioning and cultural services were reported to also contribute to economic needs and regulating services, more strongly to environmental needs. These findings contribute to more inclusive decision-making processes concerning development and conservation planning in the fast-urbanised Klang which would affect the overall well-being of the communities in general, largely the Malay, Chinese and Mah Meri communities, and the fishers specifically.

尽管全球承认红树林对生态系统服务的价值，但红树林继续被广泛替代用于替代土地用途。在了解红树林生态系统的变化如何影响人类福祉方面所做的努力有限，尤其是在亚洲。本文以马来西亚雪兰莪有人居住的巴生群岛为案例研究，通过调整和修改三个现有的概念框架，探讨红树林生态系统服务与人类福祉之间的关系。对岛上居民进行了半结构化访谈，以探索红树林对人类福祉的贡献。分析显示，受访者认识到调节、文化和供应生态系统服务的例子来自他们与红树林的互动。尽管所有三种生态系统服务都对人类基本需求和主观幸福感都有贡献，但据报道，供应和文化服务也对经济需求和调节服务做出了贡献，对环境需求的贡献更大。这些发现有助于在快速城市化的巴生制定更具包容性的发展和保护规划决策过程，这将影响整个社区的整体福祉，主要是马来人、华人和马梅里社区，特别是渔民。