From November 4th to 8th, 2024, Amanda Catron, a Program Specialist with Climate Program Office’s Adaptation Sciences (AdSci) Program presented on some of AdSci’s blue carbon work at the 77th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI77) Conference. The conference convened in Guadeloupe, French West Indies with participants from several countries attending both in person and virtually. Participants included experts, academics, policymakers, managers, and organizations interested in marine issues, natural resources, sustainable fisheries, and tourism. The theme of this year’s conference was “Marine ecosystems under pressure: reduction, reinforcement and reconciliation to improve human populations quality of life.” Participants exchanged ideas and perspectives about new research, emerging issues, scientific breakthroughs, and governance related to fisheries science, industry, conservation, and management. Nature-based solutions (NBS), such as coastal blue carbon, have multiple co-benefits for fisheries and ecosystem management, as well as for adaptation and resilience.
Amanda gave a presentation titled “Lessons Learned from the Blue Carbon Inventory Project: International Collaboration to Enhance the Management and Carbon Accounting of Coastal Ecosystems” on behalf of the NOAA Blue Carbon Inventory Project. The NOAA BCI Project is a Department of State-funded, multi-agency project led by NOAA’s Climate Program Office’s AdSci program, in partnership with NOAA’s Marine Protected Areas Center. The presentation specifically highlighted the project’s work with partner governments and coastal managers to provide technical guidance, and co-develop local capacity for long-term management and carbon accounting of coastal wetlands. Additionally, the presentation highlighted successful project implementation case studies in Costa Rica, Ghana, and the Philippines.
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