Decoding governance functions to navigate ocean-based climate action - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Decoding governance functions to navigate ocean-based climate action

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Respecting tenure and the bundle of rights in blue carbon guidance - Nature Climate Change

Blue carbon projects are expanding, yet their implications for tenure security remain uncertain. Analysis of 122 guidance documents reveals that rights are narrowly interpreted and key international o...

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Blue carbon projects must uphold the land and sea rights of coastal peoples

‘Blue carbon’ is a label for carbon stored in mangrove, seagrass and tidal marsh ecosystems. These ecosystems are located in the territories of coastal communities, small-scale fishers and Indigenous peoples. Blue carbon projects are gaining popularity as an opportunity to meet national climate targets through habitat conservation and restoration, and the formation of markets — claimed to generate billions of dollars of future investment potential globally. However, without careful attention, blue carbon projects risk being the latest wave of dispossession as projects are typically foreign led and require permanence (usually 100 years for carbon storage), meaning rightsholders forgo their rights to use, access and manage resources (known as ‘tenure’), losing power and agency to govern their territories and benefit from vital livelihood services. It is timely to critically examine tenure rights treatment in blue carbon guidance (beyond as a condition for project approval) by specifically asking how, and by whom, will the rights of Indigenous peoples, communities and small-scale fishers be respected and upheld as a prior and continuing obligation in the design, governance and implementation of the blue carbon agenda. Our analysis of 122 blue carbon guidance documents reveals most guidance is produced by international non-governmental organizations, governments and...

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Blue carbon interest risks undermining the rights of coastal communities

New James Cook University-led research warns that rising interest in blue carbon projects could pose significant risks to the tenure rights of coastal communities, small-scale fishers and Indigenous P...

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Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - Ambio

Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding acti...

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Not such a bright idea: cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space is a dangerous distraction

A UN meeting this week considered a motion on a suite of technologies known as ‘solar radiation modification’, but no consensus could be reached on the controversial topic.

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Promoting socially responsible governance of new marine climate intervention

As climatic impacts in oceans intensify, novel marine climate interventions are increasingly popular. However, little is known about whether such interventions are socially responsible. Our analysis o...

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Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans

Marine systems are rapidly changing in response to global heating. The scale and intensity of change are triggering a host of novel interventions to sustain oceans and ocean-dependent societies. Howev...

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Climate interventions to save our oceans need stronger governance, experts warn

Climate interventions are accelerating in our oceans—but without responsible governance, they could do more harm than good, according to new research.

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Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans

Marine systems are rapidly changing in response to global heating. The scale and intensity of change are triggering a host of novel interventions to sustain oceans and ocean-dependent societies. Howev...

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Land and Sea Management - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

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Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness - Nature Climate Change

Oceans are on the front line of new planned climate actions, but understanding of novel marine-climate intervention development and deployment remains low. Here a survey among intervention practitione...

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Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness - Nature Climate Change

Oceans are on the front line of new planned climate actions, but understanding of novel marine-climate intervention development and deployment remains low. Here a survey among intervention practitione...

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Frontiers | Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance

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