Presented by Daniel Murdiyarso (CIFOR-ICRAF) at "Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) side event: Improving the forest carbon market confidence with quality blue carbon credits" on 11 May 2023

1. Improving the forest carbon
market confidence with quality
blue carbon credits

2. Who are on stage?

3. Building BC market confidence
The need of high-quality data and good governance
Daniel Murdiyarso
CIFOR-ICRAF

4. Mostly (80-90%) are in the soil
Kauffman et al. Ecol Monog (2020)
Donato et al. Nature Geosci (2011)
Murdiyarso et al. Nauret Cli Change (2015)

5. Macreade et al. Nature Comm (2019)
Blue carbon total ecosystem values
20 x

6. Blue Carbon in the NDC
NDC submission: 175 countries
BC for mitigation: 28 countries
Maps produced by Elsa Lindevall, GRID-Arendal
BC for adaptation: 59 countries

7. Supply side
Sasmito et al. Nature EcolEvol (2023)

8. Blue Carbon
Finance Governance