Blue Carbon encompasses the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems, including mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, macroalgae (such as kelp), and benthic sediments, recognized for providing vital ecosystem services that benefit humanity. These ecosystems contribute to climate change mitigation by burying three to five times more carbon per unit of area than tropical forests, while also offering adaptation benefits such as flood and storm...
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2024/10/05
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2024/10/04
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Belize - A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment
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World Bank.
Belize - A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099092624201530564