Activating blue carbon for coastal restoration

滨海蓝碳是指滨海湿地土壤和生物量中储存的碳，对调节温室气体具有重要作用。它们还提供海岸保护、生物多样性栖息地、渔业和改善陆地污染。全球沿海湿地已经退化，降低了它们储存碳和支持沿海社区及其经济的能力。该奖学金旨在评估沿海湿地的恢复如何影响碳储存和温室气体通量，开发新的方法，并产生新的研究能力，为全球沿海湿地管理提供信息。拟议的研究预计将增强沿海的可持续性，造福沿海社区。

Coastal blue carbon describes the carbon stored in soils and biomass of coastal wetlands which has an important function in regulating greenhouse gases. They also provide coastal protection, habitat for biodiversity, fisheries and amelioration of land-based pollution. Coastal wetlands have been degraded globally, reducing their capacity to store carbon and to support coastal communities and their economies. This Fellowship aims to assess how restoration of coastal wetlands influences carbon storage and greenhouse gas fluxes, develop new methodologies and to generate new research capacity to inform coastal wetland management globally. The proposed research is expected to enhance coastal sustainability to the benefit of coastal communities.