Legal pathways for China’s blue carbon conservation: a perspective of synergizing ocean and climate rule of law DOI Creative Commons

H. Y. Li,

Liu Yu

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

Severe decline of Gongolaria Barbata (Fucales) along most of the French Mediterranean coast DOI Creative Commons
Aurélie Blanfuné,

Charles‐François Boudouresque,

Marc Verlaque

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

In the Mediterranean Sea, seaweed marine forests, one of most important benthic assemblages for coastal ecosystem functioning, are shaping rocky reefs. Among Fucales, Gongolaria barbata (syn. Cystoseira barbata) is a several years living species usually growing in very shallow, sheltered and well-lit reef habitats lagoons. The long-term change its distribution relation to variety disturbances has been assessed along French coast, including Corsica brackish lagoons, thanks historical data dating back 19th century. current was established through an extensive survey conducted by snorkelling, encompassing approximately 3 000 km coastline. A GIS analysis indicates that can currently be considered as regionally extinct Catalonia Western Provence functionally Riviera. Languedoc, open sea only present certain lagoons despite severe repeated anoxic crises (malaïgues) competition with rich exotic flora introduced from NE Atlantic NW Pacific, especially invasive Sargassum muticum. contrast, populations G. have remained stable Eastern Corsica. main possible causes decline uprooting, overgrazing herbivores, habitat destruction seaweeds. relevance ecological restoration assessed.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the role of formal urban blue spaces in ecosystem service provision: Insights from New Town, Kolkata DOI
T Roy, Sasanka Ghosh

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 381, P. 125287 - 125287

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Legal pathways for China’s blue carbon conservation: a perspective of synergizing ocean and climate rule of law DOI Creative Commons

H. Y. Li,

Liu Yu

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

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