Keys to successful blue carbon projects: Lessons learned from global case studies

Wylie, Lindsay; Sutton‐Grier, Ariana E.; Moore, Amber

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.12.020

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“…3 McLeod et al 2011). Thus, there are growing efforts to include saltwater wetlands in international climate protection activities and policy frameworks (Wylie et al 2016;Howard et al 2017).…”

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Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

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Chmura

Davies³

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Wetlands

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Part 1 of this review synthesizes recent research on status and climate vulnerability of freshwater and saltwater wetlands, and their contribution to addressing climate change (carbon cycle, adaptation, resilience). Peatlands and vegetated coastal wetlands are among the most carbon rich sinks on the planet sequestering approximately as much carbon as do global forest ecosystems. Estimates of the consequences of rising temperature on current wetland carbon storage and future carbon sequestration potential are summarized. We also demonstrate the need to prevent drying of wetlands and thawing of permafrost by disturbances and rising temperatures to protect wetland carbon stores and climate adaptation/resiliency ecosystem services. Preventing further wetland loss is found to be important in limiting future emissions to meet climate goals, but is seldom considered. In Part 2, the paper explores the policy and management realm from international to national, subnational and local levels to identify strategies and policies reflecting an integrated understanding of both wetland and climate change science. Specific recommendations are made to capture synergies between wetlands and carbon cycle management, adaptation and resiliency to further enable researchers, policy makers and practitioners to protect wetland carbon and climate adaptation/resiliency ecosystem services.

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Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

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“…Financing mechanisms -including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), other mechanisms linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and voluntary markets -have been used (or proposed) to trade avoided CO 2 emissions from conservation and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems. However, to date, soil carbon has often been excluded from carbon credits associated with blue carbon projects, partly because of a lack of guidance for estimating CO 2 emissions from this important source (Wylie et al 2016).…”

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“…However, to date, soil carbon has often been excluded from carbon credits associated with blue carbon projects, partly because of a lack of guidance for estimating CO 2 emissions from this important source (Wylie et al . ).…”

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Assessing the risk of carbon dioxide emissions from blue carbon ecosystems

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“Blue carbon” ecosystems, which include tidal marshes, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows, have large stocks of organic carbon (Corg) in their soils. These carbon stocks are vulnerable to decomposition and – if degraded – can be released to the atmosphere in the form of CO2. We present a framework to help assess the relative risk of CO2 emissions from degraded soils, thereby supporting inclusion of soil Corg into blue carbon projects and establishing a means to prioritize management for their carbon values. Assessing the risk of CO2 emissions after various kinds of disturbances can be accomplished through knowledge of both the size of the soil Corg stock at a site and the likelihood that the soil Corg will decompose to CO2

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“…The carbon in tidal wetlands also can have private economic value if managed for sale through offset transactions (Crooks, Emmett-Mattox, & Findsen, 2010;Duarte, Middelburg, & Caraco, 2005;Needelman et al, 2012;Wylie, Sutton-Grier, & Moore, 2016).…”

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The spatial distribution of soil organic carbon in tidal wetland soils of the continental United States

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Feagin

Eriksson

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Global Change Biology

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Tidal wetlands contain large reservoirs of carbon in their soils and can sequester carbon dioxide (CO ) at a greater rate per unit area than nearly any other ecosystem. The spatial distribution of this carbon influences climate and wetland policy. To assist with international accords such as the Paris Climate Agreement, national-level assessments such as the United States (U.S.) National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and regional, state, local, and project-level evaluation of CO sequestration credits, we developed a geodatabase (CoBluCarb) and high-resolution maps of soil organic carbon (SOC) distribution by linking National Wetlands Inventory data with the U.S. Soil Survey Geographic Database. For over 600,000 wetlands, the total carbon stock and organic carbon density was calculated at 5-cm vertical resolution from 0 to 300 cm of depth. Across the continental United States, there are 1,153-1,359 Tg of SOC in the upper 0-100 cm of soils across a total of 24 945.9 km of tidal wetland area, twice as much carbon as the most recent national estimate. Approximately 75% of this carbon was found in estuarine emergent wetlands with freshwater tidal wetlands holding about 19%. The greatest pool of SOC was found within the Atchafalaya/Vermilion Bay complex in Louisiana, containing about 10% of the U.S. total. The average density across all tidal wetlands was 0.071 g cm across 0-15 cm, 0.055 g cm across 0-100 cm, and 0.040 g cm at the 100 cm depth. There is inherent variability between and within individual wetlands; however, we conclude that it is possible to use standardized values at a range of 0-100 cm of the soil profile, to provide first-order quantification and to evaluate future changes in carbon stocks in response to environmental perturbations. This Tier 2-oriented carbon stock assessment provides a scientific method that can be copied by other nations in support of international requirements.

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Keys to successful blue carbon projects: Lessons learned from global case studies

Cited by 252 publications

References 13 publications

Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

Assessing the risk of carbon dioxide emissions from blue carbon ecosystems

The spatial distribution of soil organic carbon in tidal wetland soils of the continental United States

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