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Carbon sink-based climate mitigation projects in mangrove ecosystems fundamentally depend on and are co-produced by historically situated local labor practices and territorial defense, without which they cannot be sustained. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how historical labour regimes and collective social organization shape the uneven geographies and viability of blue carbon mitigation projects.

September 3, 2026Global Environmental ChangeOpen Access

Uneven geographies of climate change mitigation: labour, territorial defence, and the blue economy in Colombian Caribbean mangroves

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Qualitative case study reveals that blue carbon mitigation relies fundamentally on traditional local labour and territorial defence, highlighting the uneven social foundations of climate projects.

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To examine how historical labour regimes and collective social organization shape the uneven geographies and viability of blue carbon mitigation projects.
Conducted qualitative field research utilizing in-depth interviews, policy document analysis, and direct observation at Cispatá Bay in the Colombian Caribbean.
Investigated historical and current labour regimes, including mangrove timber harvesting, water canal maintenance, and ecological restoration.
Carbon sink-based mitigation is built directly upon long-standing labour regimes through which mangrove workers (mangleros) structure relations between landscapes, communities, and environmental governance.
Territorial defence organized through local labour forms the indispensable basis for ecosystem preservation, demonstrating that blue carbon projects cannot be maintained without continued worker engagement.

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Catalina Quiroga Manrique (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993503636c6408cfa7ccf4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2026.103223

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September 3, 2026Global Environmental ChangeOpen Access

Uneven geographies of climate change mitigation: labour, territorial defence, and the blue economy in Colombian Caribbean mangroves

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CMCatalina Quiroga Manrique

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Overview

Qualitative case study reveals that blue carbon mitigation relies fundamentally on traditional local labour and territorial defence, highlighting the uneven social foundations of climate projects.

Key Points

To examine how historical labour regimes and collective social organization shape the uneven geographies and viability of blue carbon mitigation projects.
Conducted qualitative field research utilizing in-depth interviews, policy document analysis, and direct observation at Cispatá Bay in the Colombian Caribbean.
Investigated historical and current labour regimes, including mangrove timber harvesting, water canal maintenance, and ecological restoration.
Carbon sink-based mitigation is built directly upon long-standing labour regimes through which mangrove workers (mangleros) structure relations between landscapes, communities, and environmental governance.
Territorial defence organized through local labour forms the indispensable basis for ecosystem preservation, demonstrating that blue carbon projects cannot be maintained without continued worker engagement.

Cite This Study

Catalina Quiroga Manrique (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993503636c6408cfa7ccf4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2026.103223

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