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Introduction

How important are mangroves in


this carbon market era?
Carbon Sequestration: Mangroves absorb CO2 through photosynthesis,
storing carbon in their biomass (trunks, roots, leaves) and sediment. The
process reduces atmospheric CO2 levels, mitigating climate change.
Carbon Storage: This ecosystem store large amounts of carbon, more
than terrestrial forests, due to their dense vegetation and low-oxygen soil
that slows organic matter decomposition, enhancing long-term carbon
storage. Mangroves can store carbon in their biomass over the long term at
a rate around four times higher than other tropical forests around the
world.
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Grier et al. 2014


Source: Sutton-
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Img 1: Visual composition of the Img 2: Mangrove Carbon


mangroves Sequestration & Storage

Earth Subsistence: These forests are the economic base of many tropical
coastal regions, providing worldwide a minimum of 1.6 billion dollars a
year in "ecosystem services“. Nearly 80% of the world's fish catch is
estimated to depend directly or indirectly on mangroves and they provide
more than 10% of the essential organic carbon for the global oceans.

Problem Framing
Mangrove Sensibility
Location Zone: Mangroves are in transition zones between salty and
fresh waters, making them susceptible to changes in salinity patterns and
affected by extreme climatic events.

Environmental Disturbance: The complex interdependence between


the plants and animals that inhabit mangroves makes them sensitive to
environmental disturbances.

Img 3: Mangrove species distribution Source: Michel, 2014

Quantifying & Measuring Carbon


Replacement of Extraction Tools: It is necessary to avoid soil loss,
facilitate more cost-effective carbon measurement, and speed up the
data collection process, moving from manual and extractive data
collection to passive analysis using satellite images.

For humanity to completely neutralize our carbon emissions,


we would need to capture and store an additional amount
equivalent to almost 20 billion tons of carbon per year.

Hypothesis
Divergent Reasoning
The manual quantification process can be streamlined through a
systematic and protocol-based approach, considering various
existing procedural methods to simplify the complexity of current
studies

The recognition of green areas, especially blue carbon, can be


interpreted differently in terms of preservation, considering the
possibility of receiving financial incentives by contributing to the
conservation of mangroves

Convergent Reasoning
A correction value is needed that brings the manual study closer
to an automated processing system.

Non-supervised models hold promise for simplifying the


classification of biomass, and consequently, the estimation of
carbon content.

Objectives
Primary & Experimental
Present an alternative methodology for interpreting the carbon
stock in mangroves based fundamentally on classification
algorithms involving remote sensing and allometric equations.

Secondary & Exploratory


Speculate on the financial value of the area by considering a
passive monitoring strategy to identify regions that require
greater attention and care.

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