Building Blue Carbon Projects - An Introductory Guide

of a scoping study may be an exploratory report that provides the basis for expansion to a project- level demonstration. Further information on Blue Carbon scoping studies, feasibility assessments and project planning can be found in the following: The Management of Coastal Carbon Sinks in Vanuatu: Realising the Potential: Scoping and Feasibility Study (Laffoley, 2013) http://thecommonwealth.org/sites/default/files/project/documents/The%20Management%20of%2 0Coastal%20Carbon%20Sinks%20in%20Vanuatu%20-%20Realising%20the%20Potential.pdf Mangrove Ecosystem Services & Payments for Blue Carbon in Solomon Islands (Albert et al ., 2012) http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_3052.pdf Blue Carbon - First Level Exploration of Blue Carbon in the Arabian Peninsula, with Special Focus on the UAE and Abu Dhabi: A Rapid Feasibility Assessment (Lutz, 2011) www.grida.no/files/publications/bluecarbonabudhabi_lowres-rb.pdf Mikoko Pamoja Plan Vivo Project Idea Note (Plan Vivo, 2010) www.planvivo.org/wp-content/uploads/gazi_pin_PlanVivo_Kenya.pdf

Key takeaways:

A  scoping  study  presents  an  opportunity  to  critically  assess  a  project’s  potential,  and  to   identify key local and national stakeholders, and potential project partners. Potential deliverables for a scoping include initial stakeholder workshops and a scoping study report (including project idea notes). It is encouraged that stakeholders are engaged early and continuously through the project.

Blue Carbon in the Arabian Peninsula Feasibility Assessment

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During the summer and fall of 2011, AGEDI conducted a feasibility assessment for Blue Carbon in the Arabian Peninsula, with the goal of undertaking a first-order exploration of what a Blue Carbon approach could look like locally, nationally and regionally, and to start a discussion that could be continued at a focused session at the Eye on the Earth Summit in December 2011. Over 40 meetings were held with local, national, and regional authorities and with organizations from three countries in the Arabian Peninsula. The project identified preliminary science and policy needs, project partners and stakeholders, and represented a significant milestone for Blue Carbon. The project produced a report titled Blue Carbon - First Level Exploration of Natural Coastal Carbon in the Arabian Peninsula (Lutz, 2011) and successfully laid the groundwork for the Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project.

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