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Journal article
Getting the best of carbon bang for mangrove restoration buck
Nature communications, Vol.16(1), pp.1-10
03/02/2025
PMID: 39900933
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Abstract
Mangrove loss has reduced its carbon (C) sink function and ecosystem services. To effectively allocate climate finance for mangrove restoration, a thorough assessment of restoration potential is necessary. Here we show a net loss of ecosystem service value (ESV) of 29.2 billion USD ($) due to land changes in mangroves from 1996 to 2019. The estimated mangrove ESV in 2019 amounts to $894 billion yr−1, mainly provided by regulating and provisioning services (57.4% and 19.7%). Over the next two decades, we project that the restoration of mangroves would necessitate an investment of $40.0–52.1 billion, yielding net gains in ESV of $231–725 billion. The global benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of mangrove restoration ranges from 6.35 to 15.0, demonstrating that such projects are highly cost-effective. Furthermore, an estimated of 19.4 Tg C can be sequestrated in mangrove soils based on a 20-year mangrove restoration program, which can generate $68.6–$236 million via blue C trading. Our findings highlight the significant opportunities for blue C restoration projects to mitigate climate change and support livelihoods.
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- Title
- Getting the best of carbon bang for mangrove restoration buck
- Creators
- Jingfan Zhang - Xiaoliang Research Station of Tropical Coastal EcosystemsZhe Lu - Xiaoliang Research Station of Tropical Coastal EcosystemsJinge Zhou - Xiaoliang Research Station of Tropical Coastal EcosystemsGuoming Qin - University of Chinese Academy of SciencesYicheng Bai - Xiaoliang Research Station of Tropical Coastal EcosystemsChristian J Sanders - Southern Cross UniversityPeter I Macreadie - RMIT UniversityJiacan Yuan - Fudan UniversityXingyun Huang - Xiaoliang Research Station of Tropical Coastal EcosystemsFaming Wang - Xiaoliang Research Station of Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- Publication Details
- Nature communications, Vol.16(1), pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- This study was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China (2023YFE0113103, 2023YFF1304504), National Natural Science Foundation of China (42471067, U2106209), the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO-CR-KP-2022−11), the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research (YSBR-037), the CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association (2021347), the National Forestry and Grassland Administration Youth Talent Support Program (2020BJ003), Guangdong S&T Program (2022B1111230001), Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) (SML2023SP218), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden (2023B1212060046), and the MOST Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions project.
- Identifiers
- 991013258563102368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2025
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; National Marine Science Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article