Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Blue carbon serves as a significant natural sink and presents substantial opportunities for greenhouse gas mitigation actions. This study first elucidates the importance of blue conservation its basis in international law, then analyzes progress shortcomings China’s efforts protection areas legislation, enforcement, judicial practices related to ocean governance climate change mitigation. Finally, from perspective coordinating governance, this paper proposes legal pathways improve conservation. In terms it advocates explicit inclusion concept “blue carbon” frameworks governing clarification status credits”. regulatory recommends developing detailed implementation plan integrate into China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) system, designating body trading, establishing multi-stakeholder mechanism involving government, market, society. realm, suggests issuing interpretations clarify scope, prerequisites, “purchasing credit” prevent such purchases becoming “free pass” that could damage marine ecosystems
Language: Английский