Blue carbon: challenges for definition, valuation and governance

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Luisetti, T., McHarg, E., Smith, G., Brunnschweiler, C., Parker, R., Juntti, M. and Benson, L. 2024. Blue carbon: challenges for definition, valuation and governance. in: Baird, D. and Elliott, M. (ed.) Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science Elsevier. pp. 132-153
Chapter titleBlue carbon: challenges for definition, valuation and governance
AuthorsLuisetti, T., McHarg, E., Smith, G., Brunnschweiler, C., Parker, R., Juntti, M. and Benson, L.
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.

Sustainable Development Goals13 Climate action
14 Life below water
Middlesex University ThemeSustainability
Page range132-153
Book titleTreatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science
EditorsBaird, D. and Elliott, M.
PublisherElsevier
Academic Press
Edition2nd editon
SeriesReference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
ISBN
Hardcover9780323907989
Electronic9780323910422
Publication dates
Online22 Mar 2024
Print25 Mar 2024
Publication process dates
Accepted21 Nov 2023
Deposited07 Dec 2023
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90798-9.00059-7
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