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El presente libro, en su abordaje sobre tres niveles de análisis en la región de la Sierra-Costa Michoacana, como insumos para el ordenamiento ecológico, se gradúa como una obra bien lograda sobre la investigación científica del medio ambiente, permeándose como plataforma básica para la planeación y ocupación socioeconómica de dicha región, considerada como una de las más conflictivas de ese estado. Es una obra dirigida a estudiantes de pre y posgrado relacionados con las ciencias ambientales, a especialistas de las ciencias naturales, a miembros de organizaciones civiles comprometidas con el medio ambiente y a funcionarios de los tres niveles de gobierno, todos responsabilizados con el manejo, la conservación y el uso sustentable de los recursos naturales

Mangroves provide ecosystem services worth billions of dollars worldwide. Although countries with extensive mangrove areas implemented management and conservation programs since the 1980s, the global area is still decreasing. To recuperate this lost area, both restoration and rehabilitation (R/R) projects have been implemented but with limited success, especially at spatial scales needed to restore functional properties. Monitoring mangroves at different spatial scales in the long term (decades) is critical to detect potential threats and select cost-effective management criteria and performance measures to improve R/R program success. Here, we analyze the origin, development, implementation, and outcomes of a country-level mangrove monitoring system in the Neotropics covering >9000 km2 over 15 years. The Mexico’s Mangrove Monitoring System (SMMM) considers a spatiotemporal hierarchical approach as a conceptual framework where remote sensing is a key component. We analyze the role of the SMMM’s remote sensing products as a “hub” of multi- and interdisciplinary ecological and social-ecological studies to develop national priorities and inform local and regional mangrove management decisions. We propose that the SMMM products, outcomes, and lessons learned can be used as a blueprint in other developing countries where cost-effective R/R projects are planned as part of mangrove protection, conservation, and management programs.