Poverty Alleviation, Mangrove Conservation and Climate Change: Carbon Offsets as Payments for Mangrove Ecosystem Services in Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands
- Pacific
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Countrywide
TARGET AREA:
- Rural
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Project Implementation
KEY SECTOR:
- Coastal Zone Management
FUNDING AMOUNT:
Description of Intervention
Ecosystem services surveys and quantification of carbon in mangrove forests, working with Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) (MECDM) on policy for Reduction of Emission from land Degradation and Deforestation (REDD), Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) etc. for mangroves
Problems to be Addressed
Poverty; mangrove management; livelihoods
Aims
To demonstrate community poverty alleviation, climate change mitigation, and benefits of the management and conservation of the mangrove ecosystem through payment of ecosystem services.
Objectives
• To furnish the academic and development community with practical experience and knowledge about the usefulness, challenges and benefits of small-scale carbon offset programs in developing Pacific Islands;
• To help communities expand social benefits, such as improved awareness of the value and income opportunities of mangrove preservation;
To attain environmental benefits from sustainability managed mangrove forests; and
• To disseminate meaningful policy and practical benefits to stakeholders by creating innovative pathways for mangrove conservation, poverty reduction and climate change action at national and local levels.
How it fits into the EbA concept
Management and conservation of the mangrove ecosystem for mitigation of climate change