Guiding principles for delivering coastal wetland carbon projects

Crooks, Stephen; Orr, Michelle; Emmer, I.M.; Unger, Moritz von; Brown, Ben; Murdiyarso, Daniel

doi:10.17528/cifor/005210

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“…Furthermore, VCS has also developed a soil carbon sampling methodology that could be transferred to wetland and peatland ecosystems (Peters-Stanley and Yin, 2013). Indeed, VCS methodologies cover the full array of Blue Carbon activities, from restoration and revegetation to conservation and management, and in late 2013, the "Greenhouse Gas Accounting Methods for Tidal Wetlands and Seagrass Restoration" methodology was submitted to VCS and is currently awaiting approval (UNEP and CIFOR, 2014).…”

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Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes

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Section: The Voluntary Sectormentioning

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Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes

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“…supporting fisheries, providing coastal protection, etc. (Kauffman and Bhomia 2014;UNEP 2014;Barbier 2015;Salem and Mercer 2012). For example, a recent study estimated that global mangrove losses have resulted in up to $42 billion in economic damages annually due to greenhouse gas emissions losses (UNEP 2014).…”

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Blue carbon conservation in West Africa: a first assessment of feasibility

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The loss of blue carbon ecosystems results in significant levels of carbon emissions and decreased supply of other ecosystem services. West Africa contains approximately 14% of the world's mangrove area but despite 25% of coverage loss between 1980 and 2006, the region's mangroves have not been well studied. This study aims to provide a first step toward increasing the knowledge of the region's blue carbon stocks, with a focus on mangroves, and of their financial value based on their carbon storage benefit alone. The best available data suggest that the region contains 1.97 million hectares of mangroves storing 854 million metric tons of carbon in above-and below-ground biomass and the top meter of soil; 4.8 million hectares of seagrass storing 673 million metric tons of carbon; and 1.2 million hectares of salt marshes storing 303 million metric tons of carbon. Even without including values for other benefits of intact mangroves, the conservation of mangroves in the region appears viable. Specifically, the discounted value of 20-year emission reductions under a conservation scenario is estimated to be between $341.2-569.0 million at an 8% discount rate and carbon prices of $3 and $5 per metric ton respectively.

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“…A particular uncertainty that has not yet been resolved neither is the fate of the carbon that erodes from a tidal marsh with a sea-level rise (UNEP and CIFOR, 2014). Besides, tidal-marshes and mangroves found in coastal waters at salinities less than half that of seawater produce methane which needs to be considered when developing the greenhouse-gas accounts of an intervention.…”

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“…Overall, coastal benthic ecosystems conservation is usually preferred to restoration (Crooks, 2015, UNEP andCIFOR, 2014). Given the poor knowledge about the functioning of benthic ecosystems and their complex interactions, the technical difficulties to intervene and the associated costs, there are very few projects to restore these ecosystems.…”

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“…Fire suppression in mangrove ecosystems can lead to increased carbon stocks in the short term, but can be detrimental in the long term for both carbon and biodiversity if the accumulation of fuel leads to large-scale fires. Furthermore, site prioritisation should integrate the expected higher rates of sea-level rise, focusing on the mangrove areas most resilient to this factor (UNEP and CIFOR, 2014). 78 Finally, the eventual production of methane in mangroves found in coastal waters at salinities less than half also needs to be accounted for when selecting the area to preserve or restore.…”

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Guiding principles for delivering coastal wetland carbon projects

Cited by 12 publications

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Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes

Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes

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