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      Integrating blue: How do we make nationally determined contributions work for both blue carbon and local coastal communities?

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      Blue carbon, Conservation, Local livelihoods, Nature-based solutions, NDCs, Sustainability

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          Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs) help mitigate and adapt to climate change but their integration into policy, such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remains underdeveloped. Most BCE conservation requires community engagement, hence community-scale projects must be nested within the implementation of NDCs without compromising livelihoods or social justice. Thirty-three experts, drawn from academia, project development and policy, each developed ten key questions for consideration on how to achieve this. These questions were distilled into ten themes, ranked in order of importance, giving three broad categories of people, policy & finance, and science & technology. Critical considerations for success include the need for genuine participation by communities, inclusive project governance, integration of local work into national policies and practices, sustaining livelihoods and income (for example through the voluntary carbon market and/or national Payment for Ecosystem Services and other types of financial compensation schemes) and simplification of carbon accounting and verification methodologies to lower barriers to entry.

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                Contributors
                I.Dencer-Brown@napier.ac.uk
                Journal
                Ambio
                Ambio
                Ambio
                Springer Netherlands (Dordrecht )
                0044-7447
                1654-7209
                3 May 2022
                3 May 2022
                : 1-16
                Affiliations
                [1 ]GRID grid.20409.3f, ISNI 000000012348339X, Edinburgh Napier University, ; 9 Sighthill Court, Edinburgh, EH11 4BN Scotland
                [2 ]GRID grid.20409.3f, ISNI 000000012348339X, School of Applied Sciences, , Edinburgh Napier University, ; Edinburgh, EH11 4BN Scotland
                [3 ]GRID grid.4280.e, ISNI 0000 0001 2180 6431, Department of Geography, , National University of Singapore, ; Singapore, Singapore
                [4 ]GRID grid.4280.e, ISNI 0000 0001 2180 6431, NUS Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions, , National University of Singapore, ; Singapore, Singapore
                [5 ]GRID grid.426526.1, ISNI 0000 0000 8486 2070, Global Marine and Polar Program, , IUCN, ; Gland, Switzerland
                [6 ]GRID grid.14332.37, ISNI 0000 0001 0746 0155, The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), ; Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT Suffolk UK
                [7 ]The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group LLP, Edinburgh, UK
                [8 ]GRID grid.24753.37, ISNI 0000 0001 2206 525X, CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, ; Turrialba, 30501 Costa Rica
                [9 ]Conservation Finance Africa Field Division - Conservation International, Ndege Road, Nairobi, Kenya
                [10 ]GRID grid.440754.6, ISNI 0000 0001 0698 0773, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, , IPB University, ; Bogor, 16680 Indonesia
                [11 ]GRID grid.418275.d, ISNI 0000 0001 2165 8782, CINVESTAV - Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional – Unidad Mérida, ; Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km 6, CP 97310 Mérida, Yucatán México
                [12 ]Resiliencia Azul (NPO), Mogi das Cruzes, Mexico
                [13 ]Ubá Sustainability Institute - Blue Carbon Hub, Marseille, France
                [14 ]GRID grid.426556.6, ISNI 0000 0001 0025 0729, United Nations Environment Programme, ; UN Avenue, PO Box 67578, Nairobi, Kenya
                [15 ]GRID grid.1006.7, ISNI 0000 0001 0462 7212, School of Engineering, , Newcastle University, ; Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
                [16 ]GRID grid.5685.e, ISNI 0000 0004 1936 9668, Department of Biology, , University of York, ; York, UK
                [17 ]GRID grid.421477.3, ISNI 0000 0004 0639 1575, Blue Carbon Program, Conservation International, ; 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22202 USA
                [18 ]GRID grid.411808.4, ISNI 0000 0001 0664 5967, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, , Jahangirnagar University, ; Dhaka, 1342 Bangladesh
                [19 ]GRID grid.7362.0, ISNI 0000000118820937, School of Ocean Sciences, , Bangor University, ; Wales, LL59 5AB UK
                [20 ]Mikoko Pamoja Community Base Organization, P.O. BOX 178-80404, Msambweni, Kenya
                [21 ]GRID grid.435726.1, ISNI 0000 0001 2322 9535, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, ; P. O. Box 81651-80100, Mombasa, Kenya
                [22 ]GRID grid.1003.2, ISNI 0000 0000 9320 7537, School of Biological Sciences, , The University of Queensland, ; St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia
                [23 ]GRID grid.83440.3b, ISNI 0000000121901201, University College London, ; 14 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW UK
                [24 ]GRID grid.1021.2, ISNI 0000 0001 0526 7079, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, , Deakin University, ; Burwood Campus, Burwood, VIC 3125 Australia
                [25 ]GRID grid.421477.3, ISNI 0000 0004 0639 1575, Center for Oceans, Conservation International, ; 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202 USA
                [26 ]GRID grid.1037.5, ISNI 0000 0004 0368 0777, Institute for Land, Water and Society, , Charles Sturt University, ; PO Box 6087, South Bunbury, WA 6230 Australia
                [27 ]Vanga Blue Forest Community Based Organization, P.O Box 115-80402, Lungalunga, Kwale County Kenya
                [28 ]Plan Vivo Foundation, Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR UK
                [29 ]GRID grid.21100.32, ISNI 0000 0004 1936 9430, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, , York University, ; Toronto, ON Canada
                [30 ]GRID grid.421477.3, ISNI 0000 0004 0639 1575, International Ocean Policy, Global Policy and Government Relations, , Conservation International, ; 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22202 USA
                [31 ]GRID grid.492990.f, ISNI 0000 0004 0402 7163, CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, ; Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
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                History
                : 14 September 2021
                : 14 December 2021
                : 21 February 2022
                Funding
                Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000270, Natural Environment Research Council;
                Award ID: NE/S014128/1
                Funded by: CIDRC
                Award ID: 109238-001
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                Sociology
                blue carbon,conservation,local livelihoods,nature-based solutions,ndcs,sustainability
                Sociology
                blue carbon, conservation, local livelihoods, nature-based solutions, ndcs, sustainability

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