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Various research works were published through the BlueCARES and IAMBlueCECAM Program to address knowledge gaps and improve our understanding on blue carbon, particularly of mangrove and seagrass environments in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

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Highlighted Works

Wirasatriya, A., Pribadi, R., Iryanthony, S.B., Maslukah, L., Sugianto, D.N., Helmi, M., Ananta, R.R., Adi, N.S., Kepel, T.L., Ati, R.N.A., Kusumaningtyas, M.A., Suwa, R., Ray, R., Nakamura, T., Nadaoka, K. "Mangrove Above-Ground Biomass and Carbon Stock in the Karimunjawa-Kemujan Islands Estimated from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Imagery", Sustainability, 2022, 14(2), 706, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020706.

Sudo, K., Quiros, T.E.A.L, Prathep, A., Luong, C.V., Lin, H-J., Sidik Bujang, J., Ooi, J.L.S., Fortes, M.D., Zakaria, M.H., Yaakub, S.M., Tan, Y.M., Huang, X. and Nakaoka, M. "Distribution, temporal change and conservation status of tropical seagrass beds in Southeast Asia: 2000-2020", Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021, 8, 637722, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.637722.

Quiros, T. E., Sudo, K., Ramilo, R. V., Garay, H. G., Soniega, M. P. G., Baloloy, A., Blanco, A., Tamondong, A., Nadaoka, K., Nakaoka, M. "Blue Carbon Ecosystem Services through a vulnerability lens: opportunities to reduce social vulnerability in fishing communities", Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021, 8, 671753, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.671753.

Muko, S. and Nadaoka, K. "Ecological disturbances and their relative impacts on coral cover: analysis of monitoring data in Sekisei Lagoon (Okinawa, Japan)", Bulletin of Marine Science, 96, 1, pp. 195-216Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 96, Number 1, January 2020, pp. 195-216(22), https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2018.0092.

Mangrove extent in the Philippines were derived from Sentinel-2 images using the Mangrove Vegetation Index (Baloloy et al., 2020). The data were produced as part of the IAMBlueCECAM Program and the BlueCARES Project. See Data

Citizen Science Toolkit was developed by the BlueCARES Project as a learner-friendly guide for local, regional and national efforts for the rapid and methodological assessment of blue carbon ecosystems. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l2XL2CjcwtYSHnTca_wj95vZpFNeSuJJ/view?usp=sharing

Blue Carbon Manual or “Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows”. The manual will provide scientists and managers with a practical overview on how to produce robust blue carbon data. www.thebluecarboninitiative.org/manual

The Blue Carbon and Nationally Determined Contributions: Guidelines on Enhanced Action provides a guide on how countries may include blue carbon in their Nationally Determined Contributions in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN. www.thebluecarboninitiative.org/policy-guidance