Blue Carbon Cost Tool (BCCT)
The Blue Carbon Cost Tool provides project-level estimates of costs, carbon abatement potential, and credit generation opportunities for mangrove, seagrass, and salt marsh conservation and restoration activities. The tool supports project prioritization, investment planning, and decision-making for blue carbon initiatives worldwide.
Subject Tags
- Blue carbon
- Climate adaptation
- Climate resilience
Introduction
The Blue Carbon Cost Tool is an interactive platform designed to support planning and investment decisions for blue carbon conservation and restoration projects. Users can explore projects across multiple countries and ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes, and compare key metrics such as carbon abatement potential, project costs, credit generation opportunities, and prioritization scores. The tool enables filtering by ecosystem type, country, project size, restoration approach, and conservation activity, helping practitioners identify opportunities that align with environmental and financial objectives. By combining information on capital and operating costs with projected carbon benefits, the platform supports evaluation of natural climate solutions and the development of effective blue carbon strategies. The tool can help governments, conservation organizations, researchers, investors, and project developers better understand the tradeoffs and opportunities associated with coastal ecosystem protection and restoration while advancing climate mitigation and carbon finance goals.
Additional Resources
TNC Authors
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Stefanie Simpson
Climate Resilience Senior Manager. Tackle Climate Change
The Nature Conservancy
Email: stefanie.simpson@tnc.org