A comprehensive carbon stock assessment conducted in the Solomon Islands will be crucial to understanding the current state of the nation’s blue carbon ecosystems and their contributions to climate change mitigation.
The assessment, a key component of the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (MACBLUE) project, sampled more than 350 mangroves from various sites in three provinces Malaita, Western, and Isabel. These specimens, alongside soil samples, were flown to Australia for further analysis.
The assessment was led by a team from Alluvium International, in partnership with national experts from the Solomon Island’s Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Research and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology.
The information gathered will contribute to the development of inventories of the country’s natural capital and assist Solomon Islands in refining its conservation, management, and rehabilitation efforts. The final results will be published in a National Carbon Stock Assessment report in August this year.
