![]() She is also running projects on carbon sequestration by mangroves of Indian Sundarbans. Zaman is presently a member of Fisheries Society of India. She has published 1 book on carbon sequestration, 45 scientific papers and contributed chapters in several books on biodiversity, environmental science, aquaculture and livelihood development. She worked in the rigorous region of Indian Sundarbans and has wide range of experience in exploring the floral and faunal diversity of Sundarbans. Sufia Zaman, presently serving as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Oceanography in Techno India University (Kolkata) started her career in the field of Marine Science since 2001. Presently his research areas include environmental science, mangrove ecology, sustainable aquaculture, alternative livelihood, climate change and carbon sequestration.ĭr. Mitra also successfully guided 22 Ph.D students. Mitra was invited as visiting fellow at University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, USA to deliver a series of lecture on Climate Change. Mitra also visited as faculty member and invited speaker in several Universities of Singapore, Kenya, Oman and USA. and has successfully completed about 16 projects on biodiversity loss in fishery sector, coastal pollution, aquaculture, alternative livelihood, climate change and carbon sequestration. Mitra is presently the member of several committees like PACON International, IUCN, SIOS, Mangrove Society of India etc. He has to his credit about 274 scientific publications in various National and International journals, and 26 books of postgraduate standards. Mitra is serving as the advisor of Oceanography Division of Techno India University, Kolkata. Since then he joined Calcutta Port Trust and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature-India), in various capacities to carry out research programmes on environmental science, biodiversity conservation, climate change and carbon sequestration. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta (INDIA) has been active in the sphere of Oceanography since 1985. Abhijit Mitra, Associate Professor and former Head, Dept. The present book has critically presented the data bank for each community of blue carbon not merely in the form of text description, but also through case studies that are the outcomes of research projects and pilot programmes.ĭr. It is a matter of great appreciation that Conservation International (CI), the International Union for Conservation of Natural Resources (IUCN), and the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is collaborating with governments, research institutions, non-governmental and international organizations, and communities around the world to develop management approaches, financial incentives and policy mechanisms for ensuring conservation and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems and implement projects around the world that demonstrate the feasibility of blue carbon accounting, management, and incentive agreements. The methodologies for assessing blue carbon stock also need further standardization so that credit from blue carbon reservoir is accepted by the International bodies in the form of a concrete policy. Very few scientific studies on the carbon stored in these valuable natural vaults have been performed, and no data bank is available on their carbon sequestering capacity on global basis. Molluscs, coral reefs, phytoplankton, which are amongst the important storehouses of carbon, have not been addressed. ![]() However, a number of gaps in our scientific knowledge on blue carbon domain still exist. This carbon known as the ‘ blue carbon’ is thus associated with the marine and estuarine ecosystems. Coastal producer communities like mangroves, salt marsh grass, sea grass beds, and seaweeds absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis. Thrust has been given by several scientific communities to assess the magnitude and viability of carbon sequestering potential of plants. Today nature-based approaches for the mitigation of climate change are increasingly accepted as part of the low-cost solution. Irrespective of political philosophy, nation, caste, sex and religion, mankind is under the appalling shadow of climate change. The ever increasing emission of carbon dioxide due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, unplanned tourism and alteration of land use pattern is causing unprecedented changes to marine biodiversity. ![]()
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