Guides for community conservation
Best Practice Guidelines for Mangrove Restoration
Alongside an international consortium of authors led by the Global Mangrove Alliance, ACES board members Mark Beeston and Mark Huxham have contributed to this guide to best practice in mangrove restoration.
'Holdfast' Outputs for the Scottish Blue Carbon Forum's International Policy Challenge
The ‘Holdfast’ project was a partnership with the Association for Coastal Ecosystem Services, Edinburgh Napier University, Project Seagrass, Vanga Blue Forest and the Mangrove Action Project. Three guides were produced, two with French translations, in addition to a video on blue carbon community projects and the Swahili translation of the SeagrassSpotter app.
This policy brief provides an introduction blue carbon ecosystems. Their protection and enhancement offer opportunities to mitigate climate change while also providing a wide range of other benefits.
This guide provides an introductory overview of the processes that will need to be followed to establish a community-led blue carbon project, with Scottish and international examples.
This guide provides an introductory overview of the science of blue carbon, explains the different types of possible investments (e.g. offsetting), and key risks investors should be aware of.
A community guide for protecting segrass
Alongside United Nations Environment Programme, Edinburgh Napier University, and Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), our team has developed the Community Guide to Protecting Seagrass Through Payments for Ecosystem Services.