Standardized Methodologies for Carbon Accounting and Ecosystem Services Valuation of Blue Forests

The UNEP/GEF Blue Forests Project aims to improve and share knowledge about coastal and marine ecosystem with managers and stakeholders in selected regions on carbon sequestration, storage, possible greenhouse gas emissions as well as ecosystem services in blue forests ecosystems and on possible policy and economic instruments that may be applied to sustainable coastal habitat management.

Documents & Resources

Link Blue Carbon Portal project-identification-form PIF Document-Blue Forests File PPG Document - Blue Forests Project report Coastal blue carbon ecosystems: Opportunities for Nationally Determined Contributions. Policy brief Blue Carbon - Nationally Determined Contributions Inventory (Appendix to: Coastal blue carbon ecosystems) National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment - Ecuador National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment - Madagascar National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment - Mozambique National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment - United Arab Emirates - Summary Keep it Fresh or Salty Coastal “blue” carbon: A revised guide to supporting coastal wetland programs and projects using climate finance and other financial mechanisms Videos Mikoko Pamoja Tahiry Honko: A Community Mangrove Carbon Project