Blue carbon: Challenges for definition, valuation and governance

Tiziana Luisetti; Ellen Mcharg; Glen Smith; Christa Brunnschweiler; Ruth Parker; Meri Juntti; Lisa Benson

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-90798-9.00059-7

Blue carbon: Challenges for definition, valuation and governance

Tiziana Luisetti, Ellen Mcharg, Glen Smith, Christa Brunnschweiler, Ruth Parker, Meri Juntti, Lisa Benson

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Abstract

Blue Carbon ecosystems (mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses) and marine sediments support the
provision of climate mitigation and adaptation services, as well as of biodiversity. Nowadays these ecosystems are at high risk of degradation. Sea level rise, coastal and marine pollution, physical disturbance and global warming are major threats to these coastal and marine habitats and their ecosystems. In this chapter, we provide an overview of how complex the economic valuation of Blue Carbon may be focusing on: the definition of Blue Carbon; the biophysical measurement required for Blue Carbon valuation; and the governance and management challenges that Blue Carbon projects and policies face.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science
Editors	Dan Baird, Mike Elliott
Publisher	Elsevier
Edition	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90798-9.00059-7
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Biophysical measurements
Blue carbon
Coastal governance
Coastal habitats
Coastal management
Conservation
Economic valuation
Finance
Local communities
Mangroves
Marine sediments
Natural capital
Restoration
Saltmarshes
Seagrasses

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