ABSTRACT There are more than 1500 partnerships and initiatives currently addressing Sustainable Development Goal #14 (Life Below Water), with blue carbon activities – carbon-oriented conservation and restoration projects in coastal ecosystems – representing a small proportion. A key challenge for blue carbon initiatives is the integration of social and cultural dimensions within governance mechanisms – a common problem in global environmental governance. An important question is how these mechanisms integrate local knowledge, traditional customs, and rights, especially in the climate-vulnerable contexts of island states in the Indo-Pacific region. This study describes global blue carbon governance – considering market-based instruments, public investment, partnership initiatives, and community-centred management schemes – and evaluates the extent to which these different approaches facilitate or constrain the integration and agency of local knowledge. This research offers valuable insights on the applicability of blue carbon governance mechanisms in small island states (SIS) in the Indo-Pacific region, and their potential to contribute to sustainability outcomes including social-ecological health and environmental justice.

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地方知识在蓝碳治理中的作用

摘要 目前有 1500 多个伙伴关系和倡议致力于解决可持续发展目标 #14（水下生命），其中蓝碳活动——沿海生态系统中以碳为导向的保护和恢复项目——占一小部分。蓝碳倡议的一个关键挑战是将社会和文化维度纳入治理机制——这是全球环境治理中的一个常见问题。一个重要的问题是这些机制如何整合当地知识、传统习俗和权利，尤其是在印太地区岛国气候脆弱的背景下。本研究描述了全球蓝碳治理——考虑到基于市场的工具、公共投资、伙伴关系倡议、和以社区为中心的管理计划——并评估这些不同方法在多大程度上促进或限制了当地知识的整合和代理。这项研究为蓝碳治理机制在印太地区小岛国 (SIS) 的适用性及其促进社会生态健康和环境正义等可持续性成果的潜力提供了宝贵的见解。