Challenges towards the Sustainability and Enhancement of the Indian Sundarban Mangrove’s Blue Carbon Stock

Life, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(8), P. 1787 - 1787

Published: Aug. 21, 2023

The Sundarban is the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest and stores around 26.62 Tg of blue carbon. present study reviewed factors causing a decline in its carbon content poses challenge enhancing stock this region. This review emphasized that recurrent tropical cyclones, soil erosion, freshwater scarcity, reduced sediment load into delta, nutrient deficiency, salt-stress-induced changes species composition, clearing, anthropogenic pollution are fundamental drivers which can potentially reduce total southern end Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta shelters has stopped natural progradation due to inadequate flow from upper reaches. Growing population pressure north Biosphere Reserve severe erosion accentuated by regional sea-level rise left minimal options enhance extending premises. collated scholarly observations past decades region, indicating sequestration potential deterioration. By collecting existing knowledge base, indicated aspects require immediate attention stop ecosystem’s draining valuable sequestered and, at same time, stock, if possible. provided some key recommendations help sustain Indian Sundarban. stressed characterizing spatial variability with more sampling points, catering damaged trees after estuarine rejuvenation reaches, maintaining diversity through afforestation programs, arresting coastal increasing flow, combating marine have become urgent needs hour. synthesized be helpful for academics, policy managers, decision makers willing uphold sustainability crucial ecosystem.

Language: Английский

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Carbon capture, utilization, and storage in Indonesia: an update on storage capacity, current status, economic viability, and policy

Energy Geoscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 100335 - 100335

Published: Aug. 3, 2024

As part of its climate action policy, Indonesia prioritizes the development carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) facilities. Recognizing necessity reducing emissions, is aggressively implementing novel capture (CCS) technology. This paper gives a detailed assessment Indonesia's CCS potential, covering CO2 emission profiles, capabilities, active projects, economic feasibility, policy frameworks. plans to cut emissions by 29% 2030 reach net zero 2050. With 15 CCUS projects set begin 2026, government making tremendous progress toward targets. The concept includes pilot feasibility studies, phased adoption using existing oil gas infrastructure. Initiatives such as Tangguh CO2-EGR Gundih show how smaller-scale may pave way for larger ones. Economic cost assessments that natural processing plants producing high-purity are most cost-effective CCUS. Regulatory developments, MEMR February 2023 Presidential Order No.14/2024, highlight importance supporting policies in promoting local international collaboration. Despite advances, there still gaps long-term performance data, risk assessments, consequences industries iron, steel, cement, chemicals. Future studies should fill these concentrating on environmental implications, viability across several industries, legal financial obligations, integration with renewable energy sources, socioeconomic repercussions. Collaborative efforts among government, business, academia will be critical effective deployment technology following goals.

Language: Английский

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Natural Flood Risk Management in Tropical Southeast Asia: Prospects in the Biodiverse Archipelagic Nation of the Philippines

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Natural flood management (NFM) has gained prominence as a risk approach in temperate settings but lacks extensive applied examples and evidence tropical settings, despite significant ecosystem degradation high exposure. Tropical river catchments often experience highly variable hydrographs (i.e., prone to flash floods) intense rainfall from monsoon typhoon‐dominated weather systems that can cause landslides sediment‐transporting flows. These conditions provide backdrop the prospects for NFM Southeast Asia, of which Philippines is representative. Catchments country are typically small thus associated with short hydrological response times. They also characterized by diversity types, rates lateral mobility, downstream urbanization, complex land use mosaics at coast. Consideration conceptual framework may enable conversations about adapting existing approaches. To explore these alternatives, we conceptualize opportunities typical catchment divide into four nested, connected parts: managing headwaters sponges; conserving restoring floodplain width; blue‐green infrastructure urban areas; maintaining creating space water fluvial‐coastal settings. There potential countries such adopt strategies have shown promise regions select Asian countries, where emerging supports their effectiveness. Monitoring interventions remains crucial gather supporting broader application nature‐based solutions mitigation biodiversity loss Asia.

Language: Английский

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Permanence risks limit blue carbon financing strategies to safeguard Southeast Asian mangroves

Communications Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Coupling ICESat-2 and Sentinel-2 data for inversion of mangrove tidal flat to predict future distribution pattern of mangroves

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 136, P. 104398 - 104398

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors of blue carbon resilience in the East Java, Indonesia

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 973, P. 179128 - 179128

Published: March 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Out of the blue carbon box: toward investable blue natural capital

Biology Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 21(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

In 2019, we found that the concept of blue carbon had begun to solidify in preceding decade around activities could achieve mitigation through conservation and restoration on ecosystems with high levels data. Five years later, available data have increased, so too are included national markets market methodologies (e.g. seaweed supratidal forests). While implementation strategies continues advance both emerging biodiversity markets, scale investment is inadequate for action needed meet global targets Paris Agreement Kunming-Global Biodiversity Framework. The developing finance mechanisms natural capital offer additional potential at large scales, although governance systems challenged deliver just equitable outcomes. Blue research characterized by deep collaboration among diverse disciplines actors, which be crucial achieving goals.

Language: Английский

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China's Blue Carbon Plan and Carbon Reduction Along the Belt and Road and Asia Pacific Region

Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 35(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT The China's Blue Carbon Plan has made substantial strides since its inception in 2014 and garnered positive feedback from the domestic surgical technology sector throughout implementation. This initiative plays a pivotal role goals for carbon peak neutrality. paper employs data Belt Road Initiative 62 Asia‐Pacific countries spanning 2005 to 2021 applies PSM‐DID method empirically assess impact of on emissions countries. results show that (1) can promote emission reduction per capita Asia Pacific region; (2) reduce future region, but policy effect shows certain weakening trend; (3) national through four pathways: fishery aquaculture production, fishing trade volume ship fuel consumption. These provide valuable insights into effectiveness blue initiatives underscore potential scaling up such policies achieve broader regional global targets.

Language: Английский

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Assessing of driving factors and change detection of mangrove forest in Kubu Raya District, Indonesia

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: April 28, 2025

Land cover change information is needed to support decision-making in land-based natural resource management, especially coastal areas and mangrove ecosystems. This study aims assess the drivers detect forest over last 30 years Kubu Raya District, Indonesia, using satellite imagery data from United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Explorer. Maximum Likelihood Classification was used analyze images four different recording digitally: 1993 (Landsat 5), 2003 7), 2013 2023 8). Getis-Ord Gi* analysis also observe fragmentation distribution patterns determine with hot spots or cold Reticular Fragmentation Index (RFI) value as a consideration. Binary Logistic Regression (BLR) of social variables, including population density, education, accessibility, soil type, rainfall, temperature, slope, elevation. The results showed significant decrease cover, 1,011.37 km 2 1993–964.37 2023, an average loss 3.25 per year, mangroves, open areas, ponds, water bodies, agricultural settlements. pattern that occurs some northern part, there are insignificant points then turn into 2023. Meanwhile, were shifted spread central part area. In addition, variables provide values directly inversely proportional driving factors. Social factors, land access, have relationship change. Regulations made by government presence educated community main for ecosystem conservation; existing access not exploitation but only daily activities. Natural such alluvial types, high concentration nutrients, making them ideal sustainable agriculture ponds. Rainfall intensity contributes higher production stable pond water. Conservation efforts must consider these changes spatial dynamics effectively protect ecosystems future.

Language: Английский

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Blue carbon ecosystems for hypoxia solution: how to maximize their carbon sequestration potential

Marine Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107202 - 107202

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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