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The mangrove ecosystem of the Biosphere Reserve of the Saloum Delta (Réserve de Biosphère duDelta du Saloum, RBDS) in Senegal is subject to continuous degradation of its potential from the combinedaction of natural and anthropogenic factors, causing the reduction of its ecological and socio-economicfunctions. Despite policies for sustainable management and restoration initiated and adopted since the late1990s and early 2000s, this study nevertheless finds that mangrove regression is ongoing. It is thus timely, andmore than ever necessary, to evaluate the institutional, regulatory and socio-economic factors that have limitedthe expected success of these policies and strategies for mangrove restoration in the RBDS. This study adopts ascientific approach that integratesa documentary review and field work involving focus groups and interviewswith local communities. The results reveal that ineffective implementation of the texts governing mangrovemanagement constitutes a major barrier to mangrove restoration. In addition to this, stakeholders involved inrestoration projects perceive the projects’ collaborative approaches as unsatisfactory, resulting in a lack ofsynergy and sharing of efforts. Finally, the fragile socio-economic situation of the Sine Saloum region alsoencourages overexploitation of mangrove resources.

El Hadji SOW, Abdou Aziz DHEDHIOU, Boubou Aldiouma SY, “Institutional, regulatory and socio-economic factors limiting the success of mangrove restoration policies in the Biosphere Reserve of the Saloum Delta, Senegal”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 7, Issue 10, pp. 13-22, October 2020.