Climate Change Mitigation through Mangrove Based-Blue Carbon Utilization in Balikpapan

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10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_5How to use a DOI?

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blue carbon; mangrove; climate change mitigation

Abstract

Since 2010, the Indonesian government has been undertaking climate change mitigation efforts through Blue Carbon. However, few local governments have policies and development plans for their blue carbon potential in their respective regions. Furthermore, the popularity of blue carbon lags behind that of green carbon derived from terrestrial forests, including those in East Kalimantan. This article discusses the utilization of blue carbon potential based on mangroves in the efforts to mitigate climate change in Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan Province. Research findings from Balikpapan indicate that the utilization of blue carbon in climate change mitigation, specifically based on mangroves in Balikpapan City, has not been maximized. This is due to several factors: (1) The government and the public have not fully understood the benefits of mangroves as contributors to climate change mitigation; (2) The utilization of mangrove forests’ potential as blue carbon still primarily focuses on livelihood needs rather than climate change mitigation; (3) Environmentally unfriendly development processes continue to occur in this province, resulting in simultaneous mangrove conservation and degradation, leading to overall environmental degradation.

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AU  - Yuniarti
AU  - Cathas Teguh Prakoso
AU  - Sukapti
AU  - Rendy Wirawan
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/08
TI  - Climate Change Mitigation through Mangrove Based-Blue Carbon Utilization in Balikpapan
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation (ICON-DEMOST 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 21
EP  - 27
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_5
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