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Contents
Preface 6 Bridging the Data Gap 9 Foreword 10 Acknowledgements 12 Introduction 16 Project Overview 18 The importance of Demonstration Projects 20 The Blue Carbon Concept 22 Blue Carbon’s Importance to Abu Dhabi 24 Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Abu Dhabi 26 Ecosystems of Interest 28 Candidate Blue Carbon Ecosystems 32 Associated Ecosystems 32 The Extent of Blue Carbon Ecosystems 34 The Value of Blue Carbon Ecosystems 38 Carbon Values of Blue Carbon Ecosystems 40 Putting a Financial Value on Blue Carbon Stocks 42 Ecosystem Services Values 43 Project Outcomes 48 Key Project Findings 50 Key Recommendations Based on the Key Findings 51 Vision Into Action 52 Further Detail 54 Policies and Practices for Blue Carbon Ecosystems 56 Recommended Priority Options 58 The Future 62 References 64 Glossary 66 Acronyms 67 About Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) 70 About the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) 70 About GRID-Arendal 71 About the Specialist Team 71