Ocean mapping, marine protected areas, wetlands role in 'blue carbon' storage & more: NOAA initiatives are among 1st round of UNOceanDecade actions endorsed by IocUnesco. -- See our NOAAResearch story: OceanMonth2021 OceanMonthNOAA
which will bring together discoverable, publicly accessible, adaptable, and comprehensive global profile oceanographic data of known quality.An Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy calledthat would provide observational-based knowledge to fundamentally improve weather, climate and ocean prediction, promote healthy oceans, the blue economy, and sustainable food and energy.
A new international coastal “blue carbon” project to support countries’ efforts to integrate coastal wetlands into their National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. These inventories provide a transparent mechanism for tracking and assessing the status of coastal wetlands and their role in carbon sequestration and storage. The inclusion of this information in NGGIs can lead to enhanced protection and restoration of critical coastal wetlands, as well as contribute to climate mitigation.
An initiative involving NOAA and partners around the world to increase marine protected areas as sentinel sites for ocean conservation, science and literacy. The initiative would seek to: 1) Understand climate impacts affecting the oceans 2) Promote research on MPA uses and socioeconomic benefits to coastal communities; 3) Develop initiatives to promote ocean literacy 4) Support national and international initiatives to establish networks of MPAs.
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