Blue carbon science, management and policy across a tropical urban landscape

• DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104610
• Publication Date: 2022-10-22T09:47:54Z
• Authors: Daniel A. Friess; Yasmine M. Gatt; Tze Kwan Fung; Jahson B. Alemu; Natasha Bhatia; Rebecca Case; Siew Chin Chua; Danwei Huang; Valerie Kwan; Kiah Eng Lim; Yudhishthra Nathan; Yan Xiang Ow; Daniel Saavedra-H...; Taylor M. Sloey; Erik S. Yando; Hassan Ibrahim; Lian Pin Koh; Jun Yu Puah; Serena Lay-Ming Teo; Karenne Tun; Lynn Wei Wong; Siti Maryam Yaakub
• Keywords: Blue carbon; Urban ecosystem; Carbon offset

The ability of vegetated coastal ecosystems to sequester high rates "blue" carbon over millennial time scales has attracted the interest national and international policy makers as a tool for climate change mitigation. Whereas focus on blue conservation been mostly threatened rural seascapes, there is scope consider dynamics along highly fragmented developed urban coastlines. tropical city state Singapore used case study knowledge generation, how changes with development, such can be integrated into planning alongside municipal obligations. A systematic review studies in was support qualitative Singapore's ecosystems, budget, through policy. Habitat loss across all coarsely estimated have resulted release ∼12.6 million tonnes dioxide since beginning 20th century. However, remaining still store an 568,971 – 577,227 (equivalent 2.1 dioxide) nationally, small proportion initial offset by habitat restoration. Carbon now key topic development agenda, well nationally contributions Paris Agreement. experiences show that their stocks successfully managed coastline, help inform science management other rapidly urbanizing coastlines throughout tropics.