Linwood Pendleton - The Economics of Coastal Blue Carbon - IMCC 2011 Presentation
Dr. Linwood Pendleton presents on the economic implications of coastal blue carbon at the 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress, addressing scientists, managers, and policy makers as part of a symposium on marine conservation and economics.
| When |
May 15, 2011 from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm |
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| Where | Victoria, British Columbia |
Abstract: This report examines the critical question of whether monetary payments for blue carbon—carbon captured and stored by coastal marine and wetland ecosystems—can alter economic incentives to favor protection of coastal habitats such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes. This idea is analogous to payments for REDD+ (reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation), an instrument of global climate policy that aims to curtail forest clearing, especially in the tropics. Like payments for REDD+, incentives to retain rather than emit blue carbon would preserve biodiversity as well as a variety of other ecosystem services at local and regional scales.
A copy of the full report can be found here: Green Payments for Blue Carbon: Economic Incentives for Protecting Threatened Coastal Habitats
A copy of Dr. Pendleton's presentation can be found here: The Economics of Coastal Blue Carbon
