Sea of opportunity: protecting mangroves and seagrass could boost Indonesia’s new climate targets
- Written by Brurce Muhammad Mecca, Senior Analyst, Climateworks Centre
Aerial view of Mangrove forest, Mandalika, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia.(Shutterstock)Indonesia has signalled it could include blue carbon ecosystems — carbon-rich coastal and marine areas, like mangroves and seagrass — in its new climate targets. This shift follows years of relying heavily on the forestry and land sectors as well as...



