The Nature Conservancy and Planet Collaborate to Map Blue Carbon
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Blue carbon refers to carbon stored in marine environments like seagrasses, mangroves, and salt marshes.
Key Points:
- Blue carbon refers to carbon stored in marine environments like seagrasses, mangroves, and salt marshes.
- Notably, blue carbon ecosystems can store up to 5 times as much carbon as upland forests.
- The world’s mangroves alone sequester more than 31 million tons of carbon in their soils and biomass each year.
- The fact that Planet data can be leveraged to do these things is a huge value add, especially for scaling blue carbon market projects.”
The process for developing the Blue Carbon Explorer deeply emphasized the role and needs of local stakeholders.