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SUBMITTER: Locatelli T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4235902 | biostudies-other | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Locatelli Tommaso T Binet Thomas T Kairo James Gitundu JG King Lesley L Madden Sarah S Patenaude Genevieve G Upton Caroline C Huxham Mark M
Ambio 20140510 8
In this review paper, we aim to describe the potential for, and the key challenges to, applying PES projects to mangroves. By adopting a "carbocentric approach," we show that mangrove forests are strong candidates for PES projects. They are particularly well suited to the generation of carbon credits because of their unrivaled potential as carbon sinks, their resistance and resilience to natural hazards, and their extensive provision of Ecosystem Services other than carbon sequestration, primari ...[more]