Proceedings of the 2nd Blue Carbon Technical Working Group Meeting

PUBLICATION DATE:

Thursday, July 10, 2025

PUBLICATION TYPE:

Meeting Documents

STATUS:

Only Available Online

DESCRIPTION:

The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF), in partnership with the National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service, Ministry of Natural Resources (NMHMS/MNR), convened the 2nd Blue Carbon Technical Working Group Meeting on 5–6 June 2025 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. The meeting was attended by nearly 60 experts and stakeholders on blue carbon from 11 countries in the EAS region and beyond. The PRF Secretariat served as the Secretariat for the meeting. Online participants included members of the PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers and other Blue Carbon experts from the region.
 

The meeting aimed to:

  • Draw consensus on the governance framework of an innovative Blue Carbon Ecosystem Services Management Mechanism (Draft 0) and the requirements to operationalize a regional blue carbon certification program.
  • Improve understanding and consensus building among BC-TWG members on the draft regional blue carbon accounting protocol.

Expected outcomes of the meeting include:

  • Refined concept of a Blue Carbon Ecosystem Services Management Mechanism, including a blue carbon stock monitoring network.
  • Refined regional blue carbon accounting protocol.
  • Refined workplan for 2025 and 2026 for review, guidance and/or approval at the 17th EAS PC in July 2025.