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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/11/30/planting-mangrove-forests-is-paying-off-in-indonesia>
"Mangroves play a critical role in supporting coastal livelihoods, protecting
coasts from disasters, and mitigating global climate change. They can
contribute to ending poverty and creating a livable planet. They are
particularly important in Indonesia, which has the world’s largest and most
diverse mangrove forests.
Recognizing the critical value and ecosystem functions of its mangrove
ecosystems, the government of Indonesia has incentivized local communities to
plant mangroves, and the World Bank Mangroves for Coastal Resilience program
will support scaling this effort up. The program aims to create new sources of
income from participants, empower women, increase the profits of fisheries, and
protect coastal areas from flooding. Conservation of healthy mangroves
ecosystems and replanting are critical if Indonesia is to realize its ambitious
plans to convert forests and other types of land into carbon sinks by 2030.
Indonesia is home to the largest and most diverse mangrove ecosystems in the
world. They are critical because they support coastal livelihoods through
fisheries (fish, crab, and other seafood); protect the country’s coasts from
disasters; and store an estimated 3.14 billion tons of carbon dioxide,
equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions produced by approximately 2.5
billion vehicles driven for one year, thereby playing a significant role in
mitigating global climate change. Mangroves store considerably more carbon than
other species of trees.
Mangroves near developed coastal areas are worth about $50,000 a hectare,
thanks to the role they play in flood protection. Despite their value, these
forests are regularly lost and converted to other uses, including aquaculture,
agriculture, and infrastructure (including for housing and tourism). Their loss
increases the risk of events such as flooding, erosion, and storms to people
living in coastal areas. It also reduces the productivity of fisheries, reduces
biodiversity (particularly species depending on mangroves as a habitat such as
fish, crab, and other seafood), and increases greenhouse gas emissions. In
fact, based on a recently published study, Indonesia has the potential to
develop mangrove based blue carbon projects with a net present value of $532
million, reducing up to 11 million tons of carbon dioxide a year."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
