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Main Authors: Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea, Serrano, Oscar, de Los Santos, Carmen B, Marbà, Nuria, Díaz-Almela, Elena, Tuya, Fernando, Mazarrasa, Inés, Garmendia, Joxe Mikel, Otero, Xosé Lois, Inostroza, Karina, Pagès, Jordi F, Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo, Fernandez, Emilio, Sousa, Ana I, Camacho, Antonio, Ballesteros, Enric, Barañano, Carlota, Belshe, Fay, Bernabeu, Irene, Brun, Fernando G, Camacho-Santamans, Alba, Delgado, Antonio, Dahl, Martin, Duarte, Carlos M, Espino, Fernando, Franco, Javier, da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria, Garcia-Orellana, Jordi, Garrigos, Bernat, Gomis, Enric, Haroun, Ricardo, Hernandez, Ignacio, Juanes, José A, Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen, Lavery, Paul, Lillebø, Ana I, Lopes, Vera, Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia, Marco-Mendez, Candela, Martins, Márcio, Monnier, Briac, Morant, Daniel, Montero, Natalia, Neto, João M, Ondiviela, Barbara, Peralta, Gloria, Picazo, Antonio, Reithmaier, Gloria, Rochera, Carlos, Román, Marta, Santos, Isaac R, Santos, Rui, Serrano, Eduard, Soler, Montserrat, Yau, Yu Yau, Weitzmann, Boris, Zribi, Imen, Mateo, Miguel Ángel
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Language:en
Published: Marine pollution bulletin 2026
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41887102/
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author Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea
Serrano, Oscar
de Los Santos, Carmen B
Marbà, Nuria
Díaz-Almela, Elena
Tuya, Fernando
Mazarrasa, Inés
Garmendia, Joxe Mikel
Otero, Xosé Lois
Inostroza, Karina
Pagès, Jordi F
Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo
Fernandez, Emilio
Sousa, Ana I
Camacho, Antonio
Ballesteros, Enric
Barañano, Carlota
Belshe, Fay
Bernabeu, Irene
Brun, Fernando G
Camacho-Santamans, Alba
Delgado, Antonio
Dahl, Martin
Duarte, Carlos M
Espino, Fernando
Franco, Javier
da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria
Garcia-Orellana, Jordi
Garrigos, Bernat
Gomis, Enric
Haroun, Ricardo
Hernandez, Ignacio
Juanes, José A
Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen
Lavery, Paul
Lillebø, Ana I
Lopes, Vera
Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia
Marco-Mendez, Candela
Martins, Márcio
Monnier, Briac
Morant, Daniel
Montero, Natalia
Neto, João M
Ondiviela, Barbara
Peralta, Gloria
Picazo, Antonio
Reithmaier, Gloria
Rochera, Carlos
Román, Marta
Santos, Isaac R
Santos, Rui
Serrano, Eduard
Soler, Montserrat
Yau, Yu Yau
Weitzmann, Boris
Zribi, Imen
Mateo, Miguel Ángel
author_facet Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea
Serrano, Oscar
de Los Santos, Carmen B
Marbà, Nuria
Díaz-Almela, Elena
Tuya, Fernando
Mazarrasa, Inés
Garmendia, Joxe Mikel
Otero, Xosé Lois
Inostroza, Karina
Pagès, Jordi F
Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo
Fernandez, Emilio
Sousa, Ana I
Camacho, Antonio
Ballesteros, Enric
Barañano, Carlota
Belshe, Fay
Bernabeu, Irene
Brun, Fernando G
Camacho-Santamans, Alba
Delgado, Antonio
Dahl, Martin
Duarte, Carlos M
Espino, Fernando
Franco, Javier
da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria
Garcia-Orellana, Jordi
Garrigos, Bernat
Gomis, Enric
Haroun, Ricardo
Hernandez, Ignacio
Juanes, José A
Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen
Lavery, Paul
Lillebø, Ana I
Lopes, Vera
Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia
Marco-Mendez, Candela
Martins, Márcio
Monnier, Briac
Morant, Daniel
Montero, Natalia
Neto, João M
Ondiviela, Barbara
Peralta, Gloria
Picazo, Antonio
Reithmaier, Gloria
Rochera, Carlos
Román, Marta
Santos, Isaac R
Santos, Rui
Serrano, Eduard
Soler, Montserrat
Yau, Yu Yau
Weitzmann, Boris
Zribi, Imen
Mateo, Miguel Ángel
Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea
Serrano, Oscar
de Los Santos, Carmen B
Marbà, Nuria
Díaz-Almela, Elena
Tuya, Fernando
Mazarrasa, Inés
Garmendia, Joxe Mikel
Otero, Xosé Lois
Inostroza, Karina
Pagès, Jordi F
Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo
Fernandez, Emilio
Sousa, Ana I
Camacho, Antonio
Ballesteros, Enric
Barañano, Carlota
Belshe, Fay
Bernabeu, Irene
Brun, Fernando G
Camacho-Santamans, Alba
Delgado, Antonio
Dahl, Martin
Duarte, Carlos M
Espino, Fernando
Franco, Javier
da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria
Garcia-Orellana, Jordi
Garrigos, Bernat
Gomis, Enric
Haroun, Ricardo
Hernandez, Ignacio
Juanes, José A
Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen
Lavery, Paul
Lillebø, Ana I
Lopes, Vera
Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia
Marco-Mendez, Candela
Martins, Márcio
Monnier, Briac
Morant, Daniel
Montero, Natalia
Neto, João M
Ondiviela, Barbara
Peralta, Gloria
Picazo, Antonio
Reithmaier, Gloria
Rochera, Carlos
Román, Marta
Santos, Isaac R
Santos, Rui
Serrano, Eduard
Soler, Montserrat
Yau, Yu Yau
Weitzmann, Boris
Zribi, Imen
Mateo, Miguel Ángel
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Blue carbon inventories of Spain and Portugal for their inclusion in national climate mitigation strategies. Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea Serrano, Oscar de Los Santos, Carmen B Marbà, Nuria Díaz-Almela, Elena Tuya, Fernando Mazarrasa, Inés Garmendia, Joxe Mikel Otero, Xosé Lois Inostroza, Karina Pagès, Jordi F Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo Fernandez, Emilio Sousa, Ana I Camacho, Antonio Ballesteros, Enric Barañano, Carlota Belshe, Fay Bernabeu, Irene Brun, Fernando G Camacho-Santamans, Alba Delgado, Antonio Dahl, Martin Duarte, Carlos M Espino, Fernando Franco, Javier da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria Garcia-Orellana, Jordi Garrigos, Bernat Gomis, Enric Haroun, Ricardo Hernandez, Ignacio Juanes, José A Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen Lavery, Paul Lillebø, Ana I Lopes, Vera Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia Marco-Mendez, Candela Martins, Márcio Monnier, Briac Morant, Daniel Montero, Natalia Neto, João M Ondiviela, Barbara Peralta, Gloria Picazo, Antonio Reithmaier, Gloria Rochera, Carlos Román, Marta Santos, Isaac R Santos, Rui Serrano, Eduard Soler, Montserrat Yau, Yu Yau Weitzmann, Boris Zribi, Imen Mateo, Miguel Ángel Portugal Spain Climate Change Carbon Sequestration Environmental Monitoring Carbon Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide Soil The fast changes in climate are driving global efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions and offset those that cannot be avoided. Interest in vegetated coastal ecosystems, known as Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs), has grown rapidly due to their potential contribution to global carbon sequestration. Spain and Portugal host two of the main BCEs types; seagrass meadows and tidal marshes. To date, no comprehensive national assessment of BCEs carbon stocks has been conducted for Spain and Portugal. We have assessed the magnitude of the carbon sink associated with them across the entire Iberian Peninsula and insular Spanish territories and the potential CO emission resulting from their degradation. The BCEs in the studied area are estimated to store 95 Tg CO-eq in the biomass and top meter of soil, equivalent to about 25% of the CO emissions of Spain and Portugal in 2022. The average rate of accumulation of organic carbon to the soil stock was estimated at 0.15 Tg CO-eq y, equivalent to 0.04% of the annual anthropogenic CO emissions of these two countries (in 2022). Additionally, the loss of BCEs in Spain and Portugal over the last century may have released 11-27 Tg CO-eq, whereas we predicted that 1.3-5.6 Tg CO-eq will be released over the next 30 years. Which underscores the urge to increase conservation and restoration efforts. This study provides the first comprehensive Spanish and Portuguese national blue carbon inventory for its inclusion in NDCs, providing baseline data for the implementation of blue carbon offsetting projects.
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spellingShingle Blue carbon inventories of Spain and Portugal for their inclusion in national climate mitigation strategies.
Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea
Serrano, Oscar
de Los Santos, Carmen B
Marbà, Nuria
Díaz-Almela, Elena
Tuya, Fernando
Mazarrasa, Inés
Garmendia, Joxe Mikel
Otero, Xosé Lois
Inostroza, Karina
Pagès, Jordi F
Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo
Fernandez, Emilio
Sousa, Ana I
Camacho, Antonio
Ballesteros, Enric
Barañano, Carlota
Belshe, Fay
Bernabeu, Irene
Brun, Fernando G
Camacho-Santamans, Alba
Delgado, Antonio
Dahl, Martin
Duarte, Carlos M
Espino, Fernando
Franco, Javier
da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria
Garcia-Orellana, Jordi
Garrigos, Bernat
Gomis, Enric
Haroun, Ricardo
Hernandez, Ignacio
Juanes, José A
Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen
Lavery, Paul
Lillebø, Ana I
Lopes, Vera
Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia
Marco-Mendez, Candela
Martins, Márcio
Monnier, Briac
Morant, Daniel
Montero, Natalia
Neto, João M
Ondiviela, Barbara
Peralta, Gloria
Picazo, Antonio
Reithmaier, Gloria
Rochera, Carlos
Román, Marta
Santos, Isaac R
Santos, Rui
Serrano, Eduard
Soler, Montserrat
Yau, Yu Yau
Weitzmann, Boris
Zribi, Imen
Mateo, Miguel Ángel
Portugal
Spain
Climate Change
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Monitoring
Carbon
Ecosystem
Carbon Dioxide
Soil
Blue carbon inventories of Spain and Portugal for their inclusion in national climate mitigation strategies. Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea Serrano, Oscar de Los Santos, Carmen B Marbà, Nuria Díaz-Almela, Elena Tuya, Fernando Mazarrasa, Inés Garmendia, Joxe Mikel Otero, Xosé Lois Inostroza, Karina Pagès, Jordi F Mendez-Martínez, Gonzalo Fernandez, Emilio Sousa, Ana I Camacho, Antonio Ballesteros, Enric Barañano, Carlota Belshe, Fay Bernabeu, Irene Brun, Fernando G Camacho-Santamans, Alba Delgado, Antonio Dahl, Martin Duarte, Carlos M Espino, Fernando Franco, Javier da Conceiçao Freitas, Maria Garcia-Orellana, Jordi Garrigos, Bernat Gomis, Enric Haroun, Ricardo Hernandez, Ignacio Juanes, José A Leiva-Dueñas, Carmen Lavery, Paul Lillebø, Ana I Lopes, Vera Majtenyi-Hill, Claudia Marco-Mendez, Candela Martins, Márcio Monnier, Briac Morant, Daniel Montero, Natalia Neto, João M Ondiviela, Barbara Peralta, Gloria Picazo, Antonio Reithmaier, Gloria Rochera, Carlos Román, Marta Santos, Isaac R Santos, Rui Serrano, Eduard Soler, Montserrat Yau, Yu Yau Weitzmann, Boris Zribi, Imen Mateo, Miguel Ángel Portugal Spain Climate Change Carbon Sequestration Environmental Monitoring Carbon Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide Soil The fast changes in climate are driving global efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions and offset those that cannot be avoided. Interest in vegetated coastal ecosystems, known as Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs), has grown rapidly due to their potential contribution to global carbon sequestration. Spain and Portugal host two of the main BCEs types; seagrass meadows and tidal marshes. To date, no comprehensive national assessment of BCEs carbon stocks has been conducted for Spain and Portugal. We have assessed the magnitude of the carbon sink associated with them across the entire Iberian Peninsula and insular Spanish territories and the potential CO emission resulting from their degradation. The BCEs in the studied area are estimated to store 95 Tg CO-eq in the biomass and top meter of soil, equivalent to about 25% of the CO emissions of Spain and Portugal in 2022. The average rate of accumulation of organic carbon to the soil stock was estimated at 0.15 Tg CO-eq y, equivalent to 0.04% of the annual anthropogenic CO emissions of these two countries (in 2022). Additionally, the loss of BCEs in Spain and Portugal over the last century may have released 11-27 Tg CO-eq, whereas we predicted that 1.3-5.6 Tg CO-eq will be released over the next 30 years. Which underscores the urge to increase conservation and restoration efforts. This study provides the first comprehensive Spanish and Portuguese national blue carbon inventory for its inclusion in NDCs, providing baseline data for the implementation of blue carbon offsetting projects.
title Blue carbon inventories of Spain and Portugal for their inclusion in national climate mitigation strategies.
topic Portugal
Spain
Climate Change
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Monitoring
Carbon
Ecosystem
Carbon Dioxide
Soil
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41887102/