The work carried out by this project has revealed the carbon richness of the sediments in tidal marshes and seagrass meadows of the Bay of Cádiz, as well as in the Posidonia meadows of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. Thanks to the definition of these projects and the Andalusian blue carbon standard, companies will be able to offset their carbon emissions in the voluntary carbon market through these projects based on the conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems in the European context for the first time.

Photo: Manual for the creation of Blue Carbon projects in Europe and the Mediterranean (2021)

This methodology and tools tested and developed in Andalusia are already pioneering bases to implement other blue carbon projects through the emission compensation markets within Europe.
 

Event to enhance public-private dialogue in Malaga

Under the title "Blue carbon at the heart of a healthy climate", a workshop held last November in Malaga offered talks and round tables with representatives of public administrations of several region in Spain (Andalusia, the Balearic Islands and Valencia), as well as research institutions (CSIC Blanes), the Spanish Climate Change Office, the Andalusian Climate Change Office and private companies,including Navantia, Cepsa, Red Eléctrica and Grupo Eulen. .

LIFE BLUE NATURA  (LIFE14 CCM/ES/000957 - Andalusian blue carbon for climate change mitigation: quantification and valorisation mechanisms) is a European project, coordinated by the Regional Government of Andalusia *Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación del Territorio), in cooperation with the Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucía (AMAYA), CSIC-CEAB, IUCN-Med and Asociación Hombre y Territorio (HyT), with the participation of Fundación Cepsa.

For further details, please contact: MariadelMar.OTERO@iucn.org