Blueprint for Blue Carbon: Lessons from Seychelles for Small Island States

Oceans, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 81 - 108

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

Blue carbon has been proposed as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation; however, limited number of published works and data knowledge gaps hinder the development small island developing states’ (SIDS) national blue resources globally. This paper reviews ecosystems Seychelles case study in context SIDS, comparing estimations by Carbon Lab recent (mangrove seagrass) evaluations submitted to government. Mangroves (2195 ha, 80% Aldabra Atoll) seagrasses (142,065 ha) dominate Seychelles, with coral reefs having potential sequestration (169,000 ha). is on track protecting its carbon, but these systems are threatened rising sea levels, coastal squeeze, erosion, severe storms, human activities. The importance inventories, accounting institutions, continuous monitoring discussed. necessary accurate storage, generating credits, representing impactful reductions greenhouse gases NDCs. Challenges opportunities include policy legislation regarding ownership rights, accreditation certification sustainable financing mechanisms like natural asset companies tokens, local engagement long-term success, market dynamics following COP27. restoration regulation optimal ecosystem services delivery, recommended priorities. have contribute NDCs SIDS while simultaneously offering pathways communities through multiple they provide.

Language: Английский

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Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Malaysia – Status, Threats, and the Way Forward for Research and Policy

The Journal of Environment & Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 18, 2024

Malaysia hosts some of the most productive blue carbon ecosystems globally. Here we review status and known threats faced by local mangroves seagrass examine conservation prospects using financing. Based on lessons learnt from projects worldwide, needs to address governance financing hurdles that include clarifying land tenureship, ensuring community involvement benefits, obtaining sustainable for long-term success. Research clarify uncertainties extent trajectories both mangrove is needed determine baseline scenarios demonstrate additionality in projects. Clear, definitive national approach essential streamline accounting inventory stocks benefits. Addressing these barriers gaps requires a whole society public-private partnerships ultimately allow fully tap into global voluntary market, businesses, philanthropy, multilateral

Language: Английский

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Detecting dynamic changes in mangrove forests in the Dandou Sea, Beibu Gulf

Frontiers of Earth Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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Harnessing diversity for sustainable ocean futures

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3

Published: March 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Forest-fire interactions, impacts, and implications: a focus on mangroves

New Zealand journal of forestry science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 55

Published: March 7, 2025

Background: Fire plays a key role in the world’s wetland ecosystems, affecting fundamental aspects of their ecological functioning. The increased frequency wildfires continues to exert significant influence on succession mangrove ecosystems and spatial distribution species. Numerous studies have attempted highlight effect fires forest ecosystem function integrity; however, results are inconclusive. In particular, it remains uncertain whether direct impacts implications type known for its distinct characteristics low ignition rates due high moisture levels. Methods: We conducted comprehensive review over 120 relevant scholarly articles found through formal searches literature citation databases by surveying publications identify examine interactions, prevalence, globally. also synthesised recurrent numerous goods services offered mangroves highlighted existing gaps directions future research. Results: Mangrove prevalent many countries across world with varying distributions forested areas. While there causes mangroves, most occurrences combination natural dry periods (El Niño events) anthropogenic activities, which may deliberately or accidentally increase fire regimes. There negative effects can affect provided environment society, including habitat loss, pollution, wildlife destruction. However, our findings some cases where positive encouraging nutrient enrichment expansion. Our reports priorities research understanding sustainable management coexistence preservation, conservation, public awareness. Conclusions: Forest phenomena human-induced factors. With predominantly effects, result loss integrity, leading severe economic losses degradation. Emphasis should therefore be placed forestry awareness mitigation dynamic ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Implications of Improved Remote Sensing Capabilities on Blue Carbon Quantification

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 109275 - 109275

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A three-class carbon pool system for normalizing carbon mapping and accounting in coastal areas

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 158, P. 111537 - 111537

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Climate change is a key issue receiving increasing global attention. Coastal areas play an important role in mitigating climate because of enormous potentials for carbon sequestration. Simulating and evaluating the storage, increment, value coastal considerable importance achieving neutrality. In this study, South Coast Hangzhou Bay China was selected as study area. A three-class pool system established based on vegetation soil considering coastline boundary comprehensively revealing sink accurately distinguishing roles different pools. Then, maps storage increment were generated by integrating field remote sensing data through "from point to area" spatial simulations. An accounting list developed systematically summarizing, precisely quantifying, visually displaying following Results indicated that showed gradient from sea land. Salt marshes had low but high whereas above opposite characteristics. The total 1417.94 Gg 3359.07 Gg, respectively, their increments during 2011–2022 309.17 Gg/yr 29.46 Gg/yr, respectively. per area 27.66 Mg/ha 53.09 Mg/ha, 6.03 Mg/(ha yr) 0.47 yr), As main body blue carbon, salt have achieved distinctly higher than adjacent coastline. lower 1/5 marshes. Mudflats large extensive Alien species terms similar one perspective compared with native species, denoting decrease when eliminating alien species. Considering hazard health wetlands, indicates feasibility necessity develop high-quality stored summed 1.68 million yuan, increased 33%, 7%, 48%, 45% scenarios baseline scenario, economic development, ecological protection, comprehensive optimization, present validated immense increase potential provided applicable normalize mapping areas.

Language: Английский

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Carbon Stock Variability of Setiu Lagoon Mangroves and its Relation to the Environmental Parameters

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Mangroves are well known for their ability to sequester and store a large amount of carbon within plant parts sediment. This characteristic is termed as blue important combat the global warming through sink storage. Studies on remain limited particularly east coast Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted quantify both above belowground mangrove stock in Setiu Lagoon, Terengganu. In present study, aboveground higher than carbon. The value 90.92 t c ha-1 25.30 ha-1, respectively. Rhizophora apiculata with highest storage capacity 48.91 ha-1. terms DBH class size, Class 2 (10.1-20.0 cm) 43.49 For stock, coarse roots had 12.70 ± 2.84 followed by fine 9.81 1.97 dead 3.06 1.12 significant differences (P<0.05). Layer 41-50 cm Lagoon 7.13 0.47 recorded variability relationships between environmental factors. Although displayed strong positive correlation (R2 = 0.81) salinity, relationship non-significant. On other hand, pH showed significantly positively correlated at R2=0.35, p<0.05. Overall influence salinity while pH. Our contributes lagoon forest highlight importance crucial parameters future tropical forest.

Language: Английский

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Carbon stock variability of Setiu Lagoon mangroves and its relation to the environmental parameters

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e02994 - e02994

Published: May 21, 2024

Mangroves are well known for their ability to sequester and store a large amount of carbon within plant parts sediment. This characteristic is termed as blue important combat the global warming through sink storage. Studies on vast globally however environmental parameters that regulated mangrove stock remain limited require urgent investigation understand factors controlling ecosystem's projection. Therefore, this study was conducted quantify both above belowground stocks relation physical in Setiu Lagoon, Terengganu. The value 90.92 t C ha-1 25.30 ha-1, respectively. Rhizophora apiculata with highest aboveground storage capacity 48.91 c ha-1. In terms diameter at breast height class size, Class 2 (10.1-20.0 cm) 43.49 For stock, coarse roots had 12.70 ± 2.84 followed by fine 9.81 1.97 dead 3.06 1.12 significant differences (p < 0.05). Layer 41-50 cm Lagoon 7.13 0.47 Soil pore-water pH showed significantly positively correlated R2 = 0.35, p 0.05. As conclusion, our contributes lagoon forest highlight importance crucial parameter future particularly tropical forest.

Language: Английский

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Carbon Stocks in Two Aquatic Marshes on the Caribbean and Pacific Coast of Panama

Climate, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(11), P. 171 - 171

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Wetlands are critical ecosystems globally, boasting significant ecological and economic value. They play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle by storing water carbon, thereby helping to mitigate climate variability. But Panama, little is known about carbon stored freshwater wetlands. This research presents estimation of stocks two wetlands located on both sides Caribbean (Portobelo) Pacific (Tonosi) coasts. The methodology consisted transects 125 m 40 wide, with six circular plots every 25 m; each transect, diameter tree trunk was measured at breast height (1.3 m) species recorded, same plots, soil samples were collected triplicate depth intervals. average total ecosystem storage (TECS) for aquatic Tonosí 106.26 ± 18.3 Mg C ha−1, Portobelo, it 355.09 70.02 ha−1. These recorded values can contribute conservation wetlands, supporting Panama’s nationally determined NDC contributions. However, despite acceptance that important nature-based solutions, national data still scarce their protection should be increased.

Language: Английский

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