Coastal Blue Carbon Manual

Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrasses can sequester and store significant amounts of coastal blue carbon. Based on their role in mitigating climate change, conservation and restoration of these coastal ecosystems has been addressed in climate change mitigation policy and finance mechanisms. .

Experts in coastal carbon measurement, remote sensing, and climate policy have compiled a set of standardized protocols for sampling methods, laboratory measurements, and analysis of blue carbon stocks and fluxes. The manual they produced—Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows—provides scientists and coastal managers with a practical tool to produce robust blue carbon data. The manual is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.

To download the free manual, users need to indicate the type of work they do and the country where their work takes place.