Project description
Just governance for blue carbon ecosystems
Even as blue carbon ecosystems deteriorate, conservationists are not incorporating the use of Indigenous knowledge systems and issues related to social justice. Such practices have proven to be ineffectual and unethical. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the TIDES project is dedicated to developing governance models that will help conserve blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes. The project uses an interdisciplinary approach, relying on ecological information, economic valuation, and indigenous and local knowledge, in order to develop an understanding of how changes in blue carbon ecosystems should be viewed and addressed.
Objective
The proposed project addresses urgent challenges in the governance of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs), mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes, which are vital for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and coastal livelihoods but face accelerating degradation from aquaculture, pollution, and climate. While ecological monitoring and economic valuation of BCEs are well developed, current frameworks overlook Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK), relational values, and justice dimensions, limiting the legitimacy and effectiveness of conservation strategies. The fellowship aims to develop justice-oriented governance frameworks that integrate ecological diagnostics, ecosystem service valuation, and ILK, while linking community-derived valuations to blue finance mechanisms such as carbon credits and Payments for Ecosystem Services. Two contrasting but complementary case studies, Galicia (Spain), with its cofradías and mariscadoras, and Wakatobi (Indonesia), home to Indigenous Bajo communities, provide the basis for comparative insights across the Global North and South. The project will proceed in four stages: (1) mapping ecosystem change and stressors using remote sensing, UAVs, and ground-truthing; (2) quantifying ecosystem services and integrating community preferences through ecological models, surveys, and multi-criteria decision tools; (3) documenting ILK through oral histories, participatory mapping, and gendered knowledge practices; and (4) synthesizing findings through participatory workshops to produce multilingual policy briefs and transferable governance toolkits. The project will advance the objectives of the European Green Deal, the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, and the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by aligning ecological, economic, and cultural perspectives. It will deliver scalable pathways for more resilient, equitable, and sustainable stewardship of coastal ecosystems, as EU-funded research addresses global climate and justice challenges.
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- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries fisheries
- social sciences sociology governance
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology ecosystems coastal ecosystems
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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15782 Santiago De Compostela
Spain
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