This training builds from a series of previous trainings on Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems, Mangroves, Greenhouse Gases, of Carbon Monitoring for Terrestrial Ecosystems to provide a comprehensive overview of blue carbon ecosystem remote sensing. The course will guide participants through mapping extent and quantifying the carbon stocks of blue carbon ecosystems using earth observations to support assessment, monitoring and restoration goals of these ecosystems.
Targeted Audience:
Local, regional, state, federal, foreign ministries and non-governmental organizations involved in coastal ecosystem management. Additionally, remote sensing practitioners, academics, and students looking to learn more about how to use remote sensing to assess blue carbon.
Expected Outcomes:
By the end of this training attendees will be able to:
1. Identify blue carbon ecosystems and the role they play in the global carbon budget
2. Map the extent of blue carbon ecosystems using satellite observations
3. Measure the carbon stock of mapped blue carbon ecosystems
4. Identify contexts in which earth observation data of carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems can inform reporting, monitoring, accounting and advocacy.
