Towards Incorporation of Blue Carbon in Falkland Islands Marine Spatial Planning: A Multi-Tiered Approach
Ecosystem-based conservation that includes carbon sinks, alongside a linked carbon credit system, as part of a nature-based solution to combating climate change, could help reduce greenhouse gas levels and therefore the impact of their emissions. Blue carbon habitats and pathways can also facilitate...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:28d7a88fecae4c73b913c6434d5b0faa 2023-05-15T13:48:15+02:00 Towards Incorporation of Blue Carbon in Falkland Islands Marine Spatial Planning: A Multi-Tiered Approach Narissa Bax David K. A. Barnes Santiago E. A. Pineda-Metz Tabitha Pearman Markus Diesing Stefanie Carter Rachel V. Downey Chris D. Evans Paul Brickle Alastair M. M. Baylis Alyssa M. Adler Amy Guest Kara K. S. Layton Paul E. Brewin Daniel T. I. Bayley 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.872727 https://doaj.org/article/28d7a88fecae4c73b913c6434d5b0faa EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.872727/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745 2296-7745 doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.872727 https://doaj.org/article/28d7a88fecae4c73b913c6434d5b0faa Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 9 (2022) Falkland Islands kelp land-ocean carbon mesophotic biodiversity Marine Managed Areas blue carbon Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.872727 2022-12-31T02:30:33Z Ecosystem-based conservation that includes carbon sinks, alongside a linked carbon credit system, as part of a nature-based solution to combating climate change, could help reduce greenhouse gas levels and therefore the impact of their emissions. Blue carbon habitats and pathways can also facilitate biodiversity retention, aiding sustainable fisheries and island economies. However, robust blue carbon research is often limited at the scale of regional governance and management, lacking both incentives and facilitation of policy-integration. The remote and highly biodiverse coastal ecosystems and surrounding continental shelf can be used to better inform long-term ecosystem-based management in the vast South Atlantic Ocean and sub-Antarctic, to synergistically protect both unique biodiversity and inform on the magnitude of nature-based benefits they provide. Understanding key ecosystem information such as their location, extent, and condition of habitat types, will be critical in understanding carbon pathways to sequestration, threats to this, and vulnerability. This paper considers the current status of blue carbon data and information available, and what is still required before blue carbon can be used as a conservation management tool integrated in national Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) initiatives. Our research indicates that the data and information gathered has enabled baselines for a number of different blue carbon ecosystems, and indicated potential threats and vulnerability that need to be managed. However, significant knowledge gaps remain across habitats, such as salt marsh, mudflats and the mesophotic zones, which hinders meaningful progress on the ground where it is needed most. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic South Atlantic Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Frontiers in Marine Science 9 |
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Ecosystem-based conservation that includes carbon sinks, alongside a linked carbon credit system, as part of a nature-based solution to combating climate change, could help reduce greenhouse gas levels and therefore the impact of their emissions. Blue carbon habitats and pathways can also facilitate biodiversity retention, aiding sustainable fisheries and island economies. However, robust blue carbon research is often limited at the scale of regional governance and management, lacking both incentives and facilitation of policy-integration. The remote and highly biodiverse coastal ecosystems and surrounding continental shelf can be used to better inform long-term ecosystem-based management in the vast South Atlantic Ocean and sub-Antarctic, to synergistically protect both unique biodiversity and inform on the magnitude of nature-based benefits they provide. Understanding key ecosystem information such as their location, extent, and condition of habitat types, will be critical in understanding carbon pathways to sequestration, threats to this, and vulnerability. This paper considers the current status of blue carbon data and information available, and what is still required before blue carbon can be used as a conservation management tool integrated in national Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) initiatives. Our research indicates that the data and information gathered has enabled baselines for a number of different blue carbon ecosystems, and indicated potential threats and vulnerability that need to be managed. However, significant knowledge gaps remain across habitats, such as salt marsh, mudflats and the mesophotic zones, which hinders meaningful progress on the ground where it is needed most. |
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Narissa Bax David K. A. Barnes Santiago E. A. Pineda-Metz Tabitha Pearman Markus Diesing Stefanie Carter Rachel V. Downey Chris D. Evans Paul Brickle Alastair M. M. Baylis Alyssa M. Adler Amy Guest Kara K. S. Layton Paul E. Brewin Daniel T. I. Bayley |
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Towards Incorporation of Blue Carbon in Falkland Islands Marine Spatial Planning: A Multi-Tiered Approach |
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Towards Incorporation of Blue Carbon in Falkland Islands Marine Spatial Planning: A Multi-Tiered Approach |
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Towards Incorporation of Blue Carbon in Falkland Islands Marine Spatial Planning: A Multi-Tiered Approach |
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