Summary
To support the effectiveness of policies aimed at conserving and restoring blue carbon coastal ecosystems (BCEs) in the face of imminent climate change threats, there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and tools capable of accurately estimating and monitoring changes in BCE carbon stocks over large areas and over time.
By combining satellite images, remote sensing, and field data, the project will provide effective tools to help managers and policymakers monitor and assess coastal carbon ecosystems and integrate blue carbon into national inventories and climate policies.
The GAME group collaborates on this project of the European Space Agency (ESA) by providing published and unpublished datasets on biomass, blue carbon stocks in the soil, and accumulation rates in seagrass meadows and tidal marshes in Spain and France.
