Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses

Prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 June 2015
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
Hejnowicz, A.P., Kennedy, H, Rudd, M.A., Huxham, M.R.

Abstract

In this paper we review the prospects of further inclusion of seagrass ecosystems in climate policy frameworks, with a particular focus on carbon storage and sequestration, as well as the potential for developing payment for ecosystem service schemes that are complementary to carbon management.

Citation

Hejnowicz, A.P., Kennedy, H., Rudd, M.A., Huxham, M.R., Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes, Frontiers in Marine Science, vol.2:32, 2015

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

Published 1 June 2015
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