The Economic Benefit of Coastal Blue Carbon Stocks in a Moroccan Lagoon Ecosystem: a Case Study at Moulay Bousselham Lagoon

Kacem, Hicham Ait; Bouroubi, Yacine; Khomalli, Youssef; Elyaagoubi, Soukaina; Maanan, Mohamed; Rhinane, Hassan; Maanan, Mehdi

doi:10.1007/s13157-022-01533-x

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“…Manzala Lake is a strategic environmental Lake of Egypt during last decade that was characterized by the extensive land cover change that affects negatively on the ecosystem services value. For Manzala lake, 12 million EGP was approved for developing the lake due to different problems (Egy-map 2020; Fahmy 2021), including the (Kacem et al 2022). Finally, the model that gives the relationship among a year of study and amount of carbon by hectare was calculated with high R 2 .…”

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Modeling of carbon sequestration with land use and land cover in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, Egypt

El-Hamid

Hafiz

2022

Arab J Geosci

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The world is currently concerned about the phenomenon of climate change and global warming because of the natural disasters that threaten the lives of living organisms on the surface of the earth. Despite this, there is a dearth of studies dealing with reducing carbon emissions in Egypt. We needed to cover this defect in an important area of Egypt, which is the eastern delta region including Manzala Lake. Land use and land cover (LU/LC) represents a vital role in carbon regulation in coastal areas. Our study uses three Landsat images in 2001, 2013, and 2021 to estimate the amount of carbon storage and sequestration and used Land Change Modeler (LCM) with Cellular Automata Markov Chain (CA-MC) model to predict land cover changes in 2031. Results show that in the period between 2013 and 2021, about half of the floating plants have been destroyed and removed. Our results demonstrate that the increased area for agricultural lands from 2013 to 2021 (2306 Mg C/km2) leads to an increased amount of carbon stoke but the decreased area for floating plants (-4508 Mg C/km2) leads to a decrease in carbon storage. Results showed that a remarkable decrease in carbon storage in the future was attributed to anthropogenic activities in the study area and also as a result of the un exploiting of environmental resources. Finally, the total cost of carbon was 1323.4, 1437.9, 1184.8, and 1296.5 $US/ha for 2001, 2013, 2021, and 2032, respectively. Results showed that the minimum cost for 2021 that a noticeable shortage due to the removal of vegetation and an increase the area of lake water. These conversions have to some extent affected the capacity of coastal habitats to sequester and store CO2. For carbon storage, we recommend afforestation of desert areas. The current design for carbon storage and sequestration is a good guide for government and decision makers for suitable sustainable development, climatic regulation, and carbon budget.

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Modeling of carbon sequestration with land use and land cover in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, Egypt

El-Hamid

Hafiz

2022

Arab J Geosci

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“…13. The expansion of cultivated land and urban areas had a slight in uence on C storage, as this change in LU/LC has mainly affected wet lawns and the edges of unused land (Kacem et al, 2022). Mekuria (2013) in his study reported that dense forest had higher total C stock followed by open forest, grassland, cultivated land, and bare land.…”

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Benefit of Blue Carbon Stocks in a coastal Jazan ecosystem under land use dynamic

El-Hamid¹,

Eid

El-Morsy

et al. 2022

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Coastal ecosystems are characterized by high content of soil carbon storage; however, they experience severe land conversions in the past decades. The current study aims to examine how different land use/land cover (LU/LC) impact carbon stock in coastal ecosystem along Jazan coast, Saudi Arabia. In this study, impacts of LU/LC on carbon stocks in the coastal zone of Jazan, Saudi Arabia in 2009, 2013, and 2021 were assessed. Also, the LU/LC dynamics were evaluated using data provided by the land use dynamic model. The carbon stocks were modelled based on LU/LC using the InVEST program. Our study results showed that the decrease in mangroves from 2013 to 2021 reflects the high atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). Also, the increase in built-up areas might negatively impact total carbon stock. The estimated carbon stocks for the coastal zone of Jazan biome were 7279027.42 Mg C in 2009 (1Mg = 106 g). It decreased to 2827817.84 Mg C in 2013, with a total loss of –4450675.40 Mg C, and an average of annual loss of –1112669 Mg C in the study period with net value of –461240790.53 US$. On the other hand, the total estimated carbon stock was increased from 2013 to 2021 with a 3772968.31 Mg C in 2021 (a total gain 944840.87 Mg C). This study area should receive new public policies focusing on the recovery and conservation of environmental quality and climate change mitigation, by considering the socioeconomic and environmental importance of that basin in the national context.

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“…10. The expansion of cultivated land and urban areas had a slight influence on C storage, as this change in LU/LC has mainly affected wet lawns and the edges of unused land ( Kacem et al 2022). Mekuria (2013) in his study reported that dense forest had higher total C stock followed by open forest, grassland, cultivated land, and bare land.…”

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Benefits of Blue Carbon Stocks in a Coastal Jazan Ecosystem Undergoing Land Use Change

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Coastal ecosystems are characterized by high content of soil carbon storage; however, they experience severe land conversions in the past decades. The current study aims to examine how different land use/land cover (LU/LC) impact carbon stock in coastal ecosystem along Jazan coast, Saudi Arabia. In this study, impacts of LU/LC on carbon stocks in the coastal zone of Jazan, Saudi Arabia in 2009, 2013, and 2021 were assessed. Also, the LU/LC dynamics were evaluated using data provided by the land use dynamic model. The carbon stocks were modelled based on LU/LC using the InVEST program. Our study results showed that the decrease in mangroves from 2013 to 2021 reflects the high atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). Also, the increase in built-up areas might negatively impact total carbon stock. The estimated carbon stocks for the coastal zone of Jazan biome were 7279027.42 Mg C in 2009 (1Mg = 106 g). It decreased to 2827817.84 Mg C in 2013, with a total loss of − 4450675.40 Mg C, and an average of annual loss of − 1,112,669 Mg C in the study period with net value of − 461240790.53 US$. On the other hand, the total estimated carbon stock was increased from 2013 to 2021 with a 3772968.31 Mg C in 2021 (a total gain 944840.87 Mg C). Based on the current findings, we recommend that land-use-policy makers and environmental government agencies should implement conservation policies to reduce land use change at Jazan coastal ecosystems.

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The Economic Benefit of Coastal Blue Carbon Stocks in a Moroccan Lagoon Ecosystem: a Case Study at Moulay Bousselham Lagoon

Cited by 12 publications

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Modeling of carbon sequestration with land use and land cover in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, Egypt

Modeling of carbon sequestration with land use and land cover in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, Egypt

Benefit of Blue Carbon Stocks in a coastal Jazan ecosystem under land use dynamic

Benefits of Blue Carbon Stocks in a Coastal Jazan Ecosystem Undergoing Land Use Change

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