Tropical blue carbon ecosystems encompass several components such as mangroves,
seaweed, and seagrass, which play a crucial role in delivering a diverse array of services …

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 has multiple definitions but is mostly defined, by criteria, as specific habitats or
species: seagrass, saltmarsh, and mangrove. These qualifying criteria include significant …

Anthropogenic activities threaten global biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, area-
based conservation efforts typically target biodiversity protection whilst minimising conflict …

Conservation of ecosystems is an important tool for climate change mitigation. Seagrasses,
mangroves, saltmarshes and other marine ecosystems have particularly high capacities to …

Deforestation impacts the ecosystem services provided by downstream coral reefs to coastal
communities in multiple ways, such as through increased sedimentation and nutrification …

Abstract Driven by the United Nations Decade on Restoration and international funding
initiatives, such as the Mangrove Breakthrough, investment in mangrove restoration is …

Saltmarshes play a crucial role in carbon sequestration and storage, although they are
increasingly threatened by climate change-induced sea level rise (SLR). This study …

Coastal areas, situated at the critical juncture of sea-land interaction, are confronted with
significant challenges from coastal erosion and flooding. It is imperative to evaluate these …

Coastal ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people are at risk from a changing
climate and increasing human activities. Marine protected areas (MPAs) serve as a widely …