Building Blue Carbon Projects - An Introductory Guide

Contributions by Section

Section

Organisation

1 - 1.4

What is Blue Carbon? - Improving Coastal Ecosystem Management Through Blue Carbon Status of Blue Carbon Science

GRID-Arendal

1.5

Environmental Science Associates

1.6 - 2.1 Status of Blue Carbon Policy - Economic and Financial Considerations

Forest Trends

2.2

Institutional Considerations

Climate Change Research Group and Forest Trends

3 - 3.2

Blue Carbon Projects - Conducting A Blue Carbon Scoping Study Elements of Existing Blue Carbon Demonstration Projects Blue Carbon Projects Worldwide Blue Carbon and the Valuation of Other Ecosystem Services

GRID-Arendal

3.3

GRID-Arendal and Blue Climate Solutions

3.4

GRID-Arendal Forest Trends

4

5

Blue Carbon and Coral Reefs

University of Miami (on behalf of Blue Climate Solutions) and GRID-Arendal

6 7

Blue Carbon Capacity Building

GRID-Arendal

Lessons from REDD+ Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project

Duke University and Forest Trends

8.1

GRID-Arendal

8.2

Mikoko Pamoja - Community-led Mangrove Carbon Conservation Project in Kenya Building the Case for Blue Carbon in Madagascar An Integrated Blue Carbon Program for the Indonesian Archipelago Exploring Seagrass Climate Change Mitigation Potential in Thailand and Australia The GEF Blue Forests Project - Parting Thoughts

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) , WWF- Kenya, Blue Climate Solutions and GRID-Arendal

8.3

Blue Ventures

8.4

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries-Indonesia (BALITBANG KP), Agency for Research and Development of Marine and Fisheries International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

8.5

8.6 - 9

GRID-Arendal

Organization contacts for contributions by section are listed on page 73.

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