4 - Wild Carbon recording

Global Mangrove Alliance brief on mangrove law and policy

Mangroves have a high value, both economic and non-economic. They provide habitat for 341 threatened species, ranging from crustaceans to tigers, and support 600 billion young shrimp and fish and 100 billion crabs and bivalves. They provide billions of dollars worth of ecosystem services, including an estimated $65 billion in coastal protection, sequester 21 billion tons of CO2, and support over 4 million small-scale fishers as well as high-value commercial fisheries. Mangrove ecosystems can sequester four times as much carbon per hectare as terrestrial forests...

The carbon sequestered by ocean and coastal ecosystems, or blue carbon, is increasingly recognized as a key nature-based solution to global climate change. Blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves are among the most effective carbon sinks on the planet, and their degradation contributes to 19% of carbon emissions from global deforestation. This potential has created growing interest in blue carbon credits...

In 2021, Member States of the Nairobi Convention adopted Decision CP.10/12/2(d) to develop a WIO Regional Mangrove Vision and Regional Mangrove Action Plan (RMAP). A Regional Policy Advisory Group of the Western Indian Ocean Mangrove Network confirmed the vision: “A healthy and resilient mangrove ecosystem in the WIO region by 2050 for the benefit of people and nature”... The RMAP is scheduled to be completed, endorsed and adopted by Member States in 2024. It is expected to create a framework for regional policy dialogues around mangroves to enhance mangrove-related policies and sustainable management in the Western Indian Ocean.

More info: GMA-Policy-Brief_V6.pdf (mangrovealliance.org)