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July 15, 2026Annual Review of Environment and ResourcesOpen Access

Blue Carbon in an Era of Carbon Accounting

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MWM. WardMCM.T. CostaARA. M. Ricart

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Synthesis of blue carbon science reveals potential restoration gains and highlights methodological challenges.

Key Points

  • This research aims to advance understanding of blue carbon ecosystems and their role in carbon accounting and climate mitigation.
  • Synthesis of recent developments in blue carbon science and carbon accounting.
  • Identification of four priority areas for advancing blue carbon crediting.
  • Analysis of global restoration potential and emissions from habitat loss.
  • Global restoration potential could deliver annual removals of ∼109 million tonnes of organic carbon (95% CI 98–119).
  • Habitat loss is causing annual emissions of up to ∼63 million tonnes.
  • Key challenges include monitoring costs, data gaps, and methodological developments necessary for integrity.

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Ward et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57242188b21df875480abbhttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-121522-043142
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