Fish Carbon: Exploring Marine Vertebrate Carbon Services

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was made possible with support from the Lia Fund and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Steven Lutz is the Blue Carbon Programme Leader for GRID-Arendal, A Centre Collaborating with UNEP, based inArendal, Norway. Steven’s background includes advocacy on the conservation and sustainable management of coastal and marine ecosystems and for marine

Angela Martin is the Fish Carbon Project Lead for Blue Climate Solutions, a project of The Ocean Foundation. Angela’s background includes working with government, private, charitable and local partners to facilitate discussions, secure funding and plan conservation

science funding with the legislative and executive branches of the US government. His experience with blue carbon includes international advocacy and the development andmanagement of GRID-Arendal’s Blue Carbon Programme, the Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project and the Global Environment Facility’s Blue Forests Project.

action under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals for theMemorandumof Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs and their Habitats throughout their Range. Angela also has experience advocating for a transition to a green economy through public- private partnerships to reduce carbon emissions in Dubai.

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