SBSTA 40 side-event: Best Practice Principles for Coastal Wetland Carbon Projects

Place & date: Solar room, Ministry of Environment, Bonn, Germany, 8 June 2014

Restoration of coastal wetland ecosystems may re-initiate carbon sequestration but lost stocks may not be fully replaced. Nevertheless, many of the ecosystem services could possibly be used to engage wider stakeholders to participate. Dual objectives or joint implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation (incl. to sea level rise) could be a powerful tool for intervention. more...