are important for the continued provision of ecosystem functions and services, and that the protection of such areas The focus of this project is to understand the character and should be prioritised in reaching the targets. [...] This study of activities at sea and the role and management of provides the evidence to do this, highlighting the role and existing MPAs and Other Effective area-based Conservation importance of carbon services when managing activities at Measures (OECMs) in protecting, managing and restoring sea and the designation and future management of MPAs, natural carbon processes. [...] The protection and l Offshore NCMPAs and SACs contain the largest restoration of marine habitats represents a long-term proportion of organic and inorganic carbon long-term strategy for natural carbon capture and storage and stores, but inshore, littoral MPAs, and notably the smaller provides a multitude of additional benefits from nursery marine portions of SSSIs, have the highest densities and g. [...] Including The report highlights the importance of Scotland’s blue carbon in environmental impact assessments will seabed as a substantial carbon store and the significant incentivise industries to avoid and minimise their impacts to contribution the marine environment makes to carbon blue carbon habitats and wildlife. [...] More research and monitoring of approach), and consideration of blue carbon in marine blue carbon habitats is generally needed to increase our planning, would ensure that the natural carbon capture knowledge of these vital areas, the role they play in the and storage processes are retained and/or restored by carbon cycle and how best to protect them.
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