Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), including mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal
marshes, store carbon and provide co-benefits such as coastal protection and fisheries …

Carbon fixed by vegetated coastal ecosystems (blue carbon) can mitigate anthropogenic
CO2 emissions, though its effectiveness differs with the spatial scale of interest. A literature …

Global recognition of climate change and its predicted consequences has created the need
for practical management strategies for increasing the ability of natural ecosystems to …

Blue carbon provides opportunities to mitigate climate change while increasing ecosystem
services for coastal communities, including climate change adaptation; however, blue …

Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg).
Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other …

To promote the sequestration of blue carbon, resource managers rely on best‐management
practices that have historically included protecting and restoring vegetated coastal habitats …

Highlights•Blue carbon is a key natural climate solution for Small Island States.•Small Island
States could hold almost 2900 Tg of blue carbon.•Only 23% of Small Island States have …

Blue Carbon is a term coined in 2009 to draw attention to the degradation of marine and
coastal ecosystems and the need to conserve and restore them to mitigate climate change …

Emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO 2), has been the main cause
of climate change and global warming since the mid-20th century. Blue carbon (BC) …

The term “blue carbon” was coined by the United Nations Environment Programme in 2009
and is still rather new. However, this concept and the role of blue carbon stored in shallow …