Murphy et al. (2023): “Whose carbon is it?” Understanding municipalities role in blue carbon ecosystems management in Canada
Anna E. Murphy, Kate Sherren, Beatrice Frank, Sarah Saunders IN: Nature-Based Solutions 4, 100089, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2023.100089
This study examines the current and potential role of municipalities in the management, protection and/or restoration of blue carbon ecosystems for sustainable land-use planning practices and carbon pollution mitigation by interviewing municipal staff from coastal municipalities across Canada. Study results demonstrated municipal interest in blue carbon ecosystems for their tangible co-benefits, not carbon sequestration and storage capacity, and that restoring blue carbon ecosystems for living shoreline projects was the most common active management strategy at the local level.