NOAA Blue Carbon White Paper

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• Personal Author:
  Brodeur, Jean ; Cannizzo, Zac ; Cross, Jessica ; Davis, Jenny ; Deangelo, Benjamin ; Harris, Janine ; Kinkade, Chris ; Peth, Joanna ; Samek, Kelly ; Shub, Alec ; Stedman, Susan-Marie ; Theuerkauf, Seth ; Vaughan, Lisa ; Wenzel, Lauren
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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CPO (Climate Program Office) ; PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) ; Sea Grant ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OA (Office of Aquaculture) ; OHC (Office of Habitat Conservation) ; NOS (National Ocean Service) ; OCM (Office for Coastal Management) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries)
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• Sea Grant Program:
  NSGO/NSGLC (National Sea Grant)
• Description:
  ‘Blue carbon’—the ability of multiple ocean and coastal ecosystems to sequester and store significant amounts of carbon—is increasingly highlighted as a nature-based climate solution with multiple co-benefits for mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Blue carbon has the potential to help countries pursue the goals of the Paris Agreement by providing a trackable mechanism for carbon sequestration and storage. In addition, a strong network of healthy coastal blue carbon ecosystems —seagrasses, mangroves, and salt marshes— can protect coastal communities from storms, waves, erosion, and flooding; protect biodiversity; and provide ecosystem services that support livelihoods, culture, food security, water quality, recreation, and tourism.
• Keywords:
  • Blue Carbon
  • Coastal Blue Carbon
  • Coastal Wetlands
  • Blue Carbon Ecosystems
  • Blue Carbon Habitats
  • Mangroves
  • Seagrasses
  • Salt Marshes
  • Mitigation
  • Adaptation
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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/v5fx-r089
• Document Type:
  White Paper
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/40456/noaa_40456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 832.46 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Sea Grant Publications ; National Ocean Service (NOS) ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2ad9be61cafb3f9429e7347ebedc23673e3fbe92ad3b7addca3bbe3e51197a20