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POLICY BRIEF article
Front. Mar. Sci.
Sec. Marine Pollution
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1597716
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvances in Marine Environmental Protection: Challenges, Solutions and Perspectives Volume IIView all 5 articles
Drivers and Policy Insights for Enhancing Blue Carbon Cooperation Mechanism between China and ASEAN Countries
Provisionally accepted- Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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China and most of the ASEAN countries locate around the South China Sea (SCS), which is home to an abundance of blue carbon resources. By providing a clear picture of the processes and challenges of blue carbon cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in the SCS region, this paper identifies opportunities for countries to develop blue carbon to reduce climate change pressures and support the long-term well-being of coastal communities, and explores new paths for blue carbon protection based on existing maritime cooperation, outlining cooperation policy options that China and ASEAN countries in the SCS region can consider.
Keywords: Blue carbon, China-ASEAN, South China Sea, cooperation, Climate Change
Received: 21 Mar 2025; Accepted: 18 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Lei Zhang, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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