Seagrass protection and restoration can capture and store carbon, while providing significant other benefits to people and the planet. Deployment of a seagrass carbon code could ensure the benefits of seagrass protection and restoration are tracked for national policy objectives such as including carbon sequestration in the National Inventory Report of greenhouse gas emissions and removals, and contributions to the 25 Year Environment Plan targets.
A blue carbon code for UK seagrass
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Research theme(s)
Environmental impacts Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV)
Environmental impacts Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV)
Publication type
Policy briefing/submission
Policy briefing/submission
Author(s)
John Lynch, Melissa Ward, Lisa Wedding, Maddie Millington-Drake, Aisling McGarrigle, Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Richard Lilley, Nathalie Seddon
John Lynch, Melissa Ward, Lisa Wedding, Maddie Millington-Drake, Aisling McGarrigle, Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Richard Lilley, Nathalie Seddon
Publication date
November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023
Publisher
University of Oxford
University of Oxford