The ocean is the world’s largest climate mitigator, absorbing up to 50% of all fossil fuel-related carbon dioxide emissions. In fact, “blue carbon” ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and tidal marshes are among the most intense carbon sinks on the planet.
Yet humans are decimating this precious resource at a time when we need it most. Pollution, greenhouse emissions, and over-fishing are already costing the ocean dearly. And coastal degradation is only likely to worsen given the rising global population, 40 percent of which lives within 100km of the sea.
To help reverse this trend, it is crucial to help ocean nations find a financially sustainable way to invest in environmental protection. Monetizing blue carbon credits from public and private carbon sequestration projects is a crucial step for this. And this is what NOAH ReGen and its partners are developing.