Question 1

What is Blue Carbon Ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Blue carbon is carbon stored by marine and coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and seaweed. Blue carbon ecosystems can store up to ten times more carbon than terrestrial forests. They play a critical role in addressing climate change.

Unfortunately, these ecosystems are estimated to have the highest rate of destruction among all ecosystems on Earth. Globally, we have lost up to half of the world’s mangroves since the 1940s and a similar amount of seagrass since the 1990s, mainly due to human activities (Conservation International, 2019).

Question 2

What is the Blue Carbon Package?

Accepted Answer

The Blue Carbon Package allows you to offset 110 kg of your carbon emission!
This package will be planted for you by our local farmer partners and includes One Mangrove Tree and fund seagrass rehabilitation research in partnership with the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.
 
By buying this package you also contribute to:
Funding research in sustainable seagrass rehabilitation in partnership with the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in Dompak Island, Bintan
Give economic and social benefits to coastal communities through direct economic income from planting, community development programs, and climate training.
Support local communities by ensuring our farmers are safe from hazards during plantation with protection gear and planting equipment.

By buying this package you are directly contributing to the conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems. By protecting and repairing these ecosystems, you are directly contributing to tangible climate solutions. Additionally, you are also improving the livelihood of coastal communities by providing real socioeconomic benefits

Question 3

Where are the Coral and Blue Carbon Packages planted?

Accepted Answer

Our Marine mangrove are planted in Harapan Island, Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta; Tanjungpakis, West Java; Bintan, Riau Islands; and Jembrana, Bali

Coral are planted in Padangbai, Bali

Seagrass research was conducted in Bintan, Riau Islands
 
Feel free to check the location on Google Earth

Question 4

Why is CarbonEthics planting Blue Carbon in Jakarta, Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

Indonesian people sense that seasons become unpredictable, but most people don’t realize that this environmental issue also causes huge socio economic issues.

Livelihood of most Indonesians depends on agriculture, mariculture and fishing, all of which could be severely impacted by temperature, rainfall and other climatic changes.

Floods and sea level rise push coastal communities to move out from their houses. Coral bleaching leads fishermen to sail longer to catch the same amount of fish.

As a result, Jakarta is sinking 15 cm a year because of subsidence and sea level rise, and by 2050 half of Jakarta is projected to be below annual flood level.

Additionally, Jakarta is the 2nd most polluted city in the world (Air Visual, 2019), cutting average lifespan by two years.

Thus, at CarbonEthics we believe in the conservation of Blue Carbon in Jakarta will holistically help reduce carbon emission and bring other coastal benefits to support the detrimental climate crisis.

Question 5

Does CarbonEthics genetically modified seeds in planting?

Accepted Answer

No. Our farmers cultivate the seedlings from the existing seeds of the mangrove trees around Kepulauan Seribu who grow naturally

Question 6

How and where are the Blue Carbon Package and Coral sourced?

Accepted Answer

For mangrove, seagrass and seaweed, our farmers cultivate the seedlings from the existing plant around their natural habitat and replant in the conservation area given by National Park in their nursery.
 
For coral, our farmers got the baby coral from ornamental fish and coral fishermen association in Kepulauan Seribu as part of Indonesian Corals of Scallops and Ornamental Fish with permit from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Our partner also cultivates the coral from the 4th and 5th generation, so they don’t harvest the polyp directly from the ocean.

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