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Graphic Blue Carbon Finan... Global (top) and West, Central and Southern African (bottom) distribution of seagrasses, salt marshes and mangroves i.e. blue carbon stocks

Global (top) and West, Central and Southern African (bottom) distribution of seagrasses, salt marshes and mangroves i.e. blue carbon stocks

Note: Estuary coverage is used as an approximation for salt marsh coverage Sources: Global Distribution of Mangroves USGS (Giri et al., 2011), UNEPWCMC Global Distribution of Seagrasses (UNEP-WCMC and Short FT, 2005), Sea Around Us Global Estuary Database (Alder, 2003). Overlaps were determined using ESRI ArcMap 10.3.

Year: 2017

From collection: Blue Carbon Financing of Mangrove Conservation In The Abidjan Convention Region

Cartographer: GRID-Arendal

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Differences in reported mangrove area estimates, by source

Distribution of blue carbon environments in West, Central and Southern Africa: mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses

Flow chart of the movement of mangrove wood from forest to home

Global averages for carbon pools (soil organic carbon and living biomass) of selected coastal vegetated habitats

Global biophysical mangrove data coverage

Main climate (dark) and biodiversity-related (light) finance mechanisms for blue carbon payments

Major commercial shipping activity, population pressure, mangrove biomass, and oil rigs in West, Central and Southern Africa

Population density in West, Central and Southern Africa, urban areas, major ports, and mangrove coverage

Relative fishing activity, population pressure, mangrove biomass and oil rigs in West, Central and Southern Africa

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Blue Carbon Financing of Mangrove Conservation in the Abidjan Convention Region: A Feasibility Study

The coast of West, Central and Southern Africa contains approximately 14 per cent of the world’s mangrove area.

28 Mar 2017 Partner Publications

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