Carbon-offset potential from tropical seagrass conservation in selected areas of Indonesia.

Seagrass carbon emission is mainly due to the land-use change; therefore, conservation will be an approach required for carbon offset. A method for estimating carbon offset from conservation activities has been developed. This study aims to evaluate the carbon-offset potential of the seagrass ecosystem by applying this method to five provinces in Indonesia. North Maluku has the widest seagrass area, but only 5% of this is the conserved area. Meanwhile, Jakarta has the highest percentage of its conserved seagrass within the area. Emission reduction at the year 2020 ranged 0.03-1.02 tC/year (with leakage) or 0.05-2.04 tC/year (without leakage). The percentage of emission reduction among the five provinces ranged from 0.75% to 11.3%. About 9.03 tC/year emission from seagrass ecosystems in Jakarta will decrease by up to 8.01 tC/year. Further assessment shows a positive correlation between the percentage of the conserved area and the percentage of emission reduction. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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A'an Johan Wahyudi, Udhi Eko Hernawan, La Ode Alifatri, Bayu Prayudha, Sofia Yuniar Sani, Febty Febriani, Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin. Carbon-offset potential from tropical seagrass conservation in selected areas of Indonesia. Marine pollution bulletin. 2022 May;178:113605

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