Publications by authors named "Naima Iram"
Mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses have experienced extensive historical reduction in extent due to direct and indirect effects of anthropogenic land use change. Habitat loss has contributed carbon emissions and led to foregone opportunities for carbon sequestration, which are disproportionately large due to high 'blue carbon' stocks and sequestration rates in these coastal ecosystems. As such, there has been a rapid increase in interest in using coastal habitat restoration as a climate change mitigation tool.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAll tidal wetlands are blue carbon ecosystems.
Bioscience
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- Managing coastal wetlands is an effective way to lower greenhouse gas levels and support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Blue carbon projects focus on ecosystems like mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrass to enhance carbon storage and reduce emissions, but tidal freshwater and other similar wetlands also hold significant potential.
- The article argues for considering all tidal-influenced wetlands as blue carbon ecosystems, promoting their protection and restoration to combat emissions while boosting biodiversity and providing additional benefits.
Coastal wetland restoration is an important activity to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, improve water quality, and reach the Sustainable Development Goals. However, many uncertainties remain in connection with achieving, measuring, and reporting success from coastal wetland restoration. We measured levels of carbon (C) abatement and nitrogen (N) removal potential of restored coastal wetlands in subtropical Queensland, Australia.
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