Workshop report: CO2 Sequestration in the Wadden Sea - State of knowledge and open questions

The Wadden Sea is expected to have a high potential to sequester and store carbon, but the rate at which specific habitats may contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases has not yet been quantified at the trilateral level. Still, much knowledge exists at the national or local level, providing an opportunity to scale up estimates to the ecosystem level. Given the accelerating impact of climate change, there is increasing interest in assessing the potential for CO2 sequestration in the Wadden Sea. As a first knowledge exchange about carbon sequestration by salt marshes, sea grass, sediments, as well as mussel beds, more than 50 experts from the three Wadden Sea countries and beyond responded to the invitation from the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat and participated in the trilateral workshop “CO2 Sequestration in the Wadden Sea-State of knowledge and open questions”.

This publication should be cited as: Meise, K., Busch, J., Luna, S. (2024) Workshop report: CO2 sequestration in the Wadden Sea - State of knowledge and open questions. Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.