Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Opportunities for Nationally Determined Contributions - Policy Brief

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Union for Conservation of Nature
dc.contributor.authorNature Conservancy
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.contributor.otherHerr, D.
dc.contributor.otherLandis, E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-08T14:57:33Z
dc.date.available2020-10-08T14:57:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThis policy brief reviews how Parties’ INDCs/NDCs incorporate coastal blue carbon ecosystems (mangroves, tidal salt marshes, seagrasses) for mitigation and adaptation under the Paris Agreement and outlines options to strengthen future submissions; it reports that 151 countries host at least one such ecosystem (71 host all three), 28 countries include coastal wetlands in mitigation and 59 integrate coastal ecosystems in adaptation; estimated mitigation gains include avoiding 0.23 Gt CO₂ yr⁻¹ by halting half of current wetland loss and adding 160 Mt CO₂ yr⁻¹ via restoration to 1990 extent; the brief details adaptation roles (coastal protection, fisheries, ICZM), places mangroves within LULUCF/REDD+, urges inclusion in national inventories using the IPCC Wetlands Supplement, and recommends programmatic approaches that link mitigation and adaptation.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34030
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number28 pages
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectcoast
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectwetland
dc.subjectmarine resources conservation
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subject Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
dc.subjectMitigation
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleCoastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Opportunities for Nationally Determined Contributions - Policy Briefen
dc.typePolicy brief

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