Jacquemont et al. (2022): Ocean conservation boosts climate change mitigation and adaptation
Juliette Jacquemont, Robert Blasiak, Chloé Le Cam, Maël Le Gouellec, Joachim Claudet IN: One Earth 5 (10), P1126-1138, Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.09.00
The author´s meta-analysis demonstrates that marine conservation can significantly enhance carbon sequestration, coastal protection, biodiversity, and the reproductive capacity of marine organisms as well as fishers’ catch and income. Most of these benefits are only achieved in fully or highly protected areas and increase with MPA age. Although MPAs alone cannot offset all climate change impacts, they are a useful tool for climate change mitigation and adaptation of social-ecological systems.