Blue Carbon in Marine Protected Areas: Part 1; A Guide to Understanding and Increasing Protection of Blue Carbon

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• Personal Author:
  Hutto, S. H. ; Brown, M. ; Francis, E.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Ocean Service. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOS (National Ocean Service) ; ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries)
• Description:
  The purpose of this first report is to serve as an informational, guiding document to aid ONMS and MPA managers worldwide in considering and including blue carbon processes within management decision-making. This includes a review of blue carbon potential in MPAs, the role MPAs play in protecting and restoring blue carbon, potential future funding mechanisms to support blue carbon management, guiding principles for advancing blue carbon inclusion in MPA management, and a path forward for national marine sanctuaries.
• Keywords:
  • Blue carbon, Carbon storage, Carbon sequestration, Carbon export, Marine protected area, Climate change, Mitigation, Seagrass, Salt marsh, Mangrove, Phytoplankton, Kelp, Fish, Whale
• Series:
  National Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Science Series ; ONMS-21-07
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/jak3-q395
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/31442/noaa_31442_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Ocean Service (NOS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fbcb438f4254567634865331f7c7792d2cf5d34cfe6165d6ca877bc48c7f04c3