India, June 19 -- As the impacts of climate change intensify, the global spotlight is turning toward blue carbon ecosystems - mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes, and coastal wetlands - as high-impact, nature-based climate solutions.
These ecosystems are not only exceptional in their carbon storage capacity, but also offer multiple co-benefits including coastal protection, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. For a country like India, with a 7,500-kilometre coastline and over 4,992 sq km of mangrove cover, blue carbon represents a strategic opportunity to simultaneously advance its climate goals, protect vulnerable coastal communities, and unlock substantial climate finance through carbon markets. Blue carbon finance ena...