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Importance of Blue Carbon in Mitigating Climate Change and Plastic/Microplastic Pollution and Promoting Circular Economy

Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla, Irteza Qayoom, Haika Mohi-Ud-Din, Aqsa Khursheed Butt, Aashia Altaf, Shahid A. Wani, Richard Betts, Thanh Hai Truong (hai.truong@ut.edu.vn), Nguyen Dang Khoa Pham (khoapnd@ut.edu.vn), Dao Nam Cao and Shams Forruque Ahmed (shams.ahmed@auw.edu.bd)
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Suhaib A. Bandh: Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Fayaz A. Malla: Department of Environmental Science, Government Degree College Tral, Pulwama 192123, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Irteza Qayoom: Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Haika Mohi-Ud-Din: Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Aqsa Khursheed Butt: Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Aashia Altaf: Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Shahid A. Wani: Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Richard Betts: Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Salford M50 3AA, UK
Thanh Hai Truong: PATET Research Group, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Ho Chi Minh City 717000, Vietnam
Nguyen Dang Khoa Pham: PATET Research Group, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Ho Chi Minh City 717000, Vietnam
Dao Nam Cao: Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Ho Chi Minh City 717000, Vietnam
Shams Forruque Ahmed: Science and Math Program, Asian University for Women, Chattogram 4000, Bangladesh

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-29

Abstract: Blue carbon has made significant contributions to climate change adaptation and mitigation while assisting in achieving co-benefits such as aquaculture development and coastal restoration, winning international recognition. Climate change mitigation and co-benefits from blue carbon ecosystems are highlighted in the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. Its diverse nature has resulted in unprecedented collaboration across disciplines, with conservationists, academics, and politicians working together to achieve common goals such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, which need proper policy regulations, funding, and multi-prong and multi-dimensional strategies to deal with. An overview of blue carbon habitats such as seagrass beds, mangrove forests, and salt marshes, the critical role of blue carbon ecosystems in mitigating plastic/micro-plastic pollution, as well as the utilization of the above-mentioned blue carbon resources for biofuel production, are critically presented in this research. It also highlights the concerns about blue carbon habitats. Identifying and addressing these issues might help preserve and enhance the ocean’s ability to store carbon and combat climate change and mitigate plastic/micro-plastic pollution. Checking out their role in carbon sequestration and how they act as the major carbon sinks of the world are integral parts of this study. In light of the global frameworks for blue carbon and the inclusion of microalgae in blue carbon, blue carbon ecosystems must be protected and restored as part of carbon stock conservation efforts and the mitigation of plastic/micro-plastic pollution. When compared to the ecosystem services offered by terrestrial ecosystems, the ecosystem services provided by coastal ecosystems, such as the sequestration of carbon, the production of biofuels, and the remediation of pollution, among other things, are enormous. The primary purpose of this research is to bring awareness to the extensive range of beneficial effects that can be traced back to ecosystems found in coastal environments.

Keywords: climate change; plastic/micro-plastic pollution; blue carbon ecosystems; carbon sinks; circular economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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