blue carbon
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Viet Nam turning blue carbon pilot projects into national climate action
Viet Nam is drawing lessons from blue carbon initiatives in its coastal provinces to shape national policy, financing and standards…
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Closing the capacity gap in blue carbon finance
As countries across the Asia-Pacific region accelerate efforts to harness blue carbon ecosystems for climate action, a central question is emerging: who…
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Beyond fish and tourism: The hidden value of the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean’s sparkling blue waters and pristine sandy beaches are a familiar sight for visitors arriving in coastal towns…
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Indonesia’s mangrove conservation could hold the key to blue carbon trading
As the world races to reduce carbon emissions, attention often focuses on fossil fuels and land-use change. Yet, beneath Indonesia’s…
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How viable is carbon trading for the mangrove business?
Indonesia is home to 3.39 million hectares of mangroves, storing an estimated 3.14 billion tons of carbon. This carbon stock presents…
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Formulating the ideal mangrove business model in Indonesia
Mangrove-based projects are booming in Indonesia, home to 21% of the world’s mangroves. How can we ensure that the projects…
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Blueprint for climate action: Indonesia’s mangrove manual sets global standards
Indonesia, home to the largest mangrove forests in the world, is set to introduce a groundbreaking national blue carbon measurement…
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Revealed: How much carbon Earth’s forests stash—and what’s happening to it
The climate crisis is getting worse, but we haven’t yet managed to ditch the fossil fuels that exacerbate it. So,…
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“Together, we can turn the tide”: protecting Indonesia’s blue carbon
With around 18,000 islands and almost 100,000 kilometres of coastline, it makes sense that the archipelagic nation of Indonesia has…
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New ‘blue carbon’ platform elevates neglected carbon-rich ecosystems
Mangroves, tidal marshes, seagrass, seaweed as well as other coastal and marine ecosystems capture and store large amounts of organic…
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Community support crucial to blue carbon success
The quality of a blue carbon ecosystem project, essential for investor appeal, must be judged by strong social outcomes, benefit…
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IPCC report details catastrophe for planet as threats from climate change mount
Many natural landscapes are at the point of no return, and without action on climate change the planet will become…
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Q+A: Raising the value of a mangrove forest in Colombia
Earlier this month, a mangrove forest in Cispatá on the northern edge of Colombia’s Caribbean coast became part of a…
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Bringing back mangroves: Scientists in Mexico restore degraded ecosystems
“What was this area like three years ago?” I asked researcher Jorge Herrera as we dipped our feet into the…
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Land use change has a big impact on the carbon stored in mangroves
Mangrove forests are important to the livelihoods of millions of people living along coastlines, providing fish resources, protecting communities from…
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