SAL02: Blue Carbon: Exploring the Potential of Coastal Ecosystems for Climate Mitigation and the Bioeconomy

Blue Carbon Quantifier is a modular digital platform that converts the carbon‑sequestration power of both wild phytoplankton and cultivated seaweed into verifiable, premium‑grade blockchain credits and investable bioproduct streams.  As the global carbon market accelerates toward a projected US $3 trillion by 2030, removal credits already price at a premium—yet marine assets supply <1 % of the market.  The gap: no solution couples rigorous ocean MRV with transparent finance.  We fix that through four integrated engines:  Geo‑AI ROI Maps – Sentinel‑2 biomass, bathymetry, and hydrodynamics score coastal parcels by yield, long‑term burial (up to 8.9 t CO₂e ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) and projected cash flow.  CO₂ Storage Engine – Validated NPP/NCP models plus shelf‑life analytics forecast 100‑year permanence and generate registry‑ready tCO₂e estimates.  Tokenization Gateway – One‑click ERC‑1155 “Blue Carbon” credits and Verra/Gold Standard‑compliant JSON, positioning us to spearhead new blue‑carbon methodologies.  Investment Dashboard – Dynamic IRR, break‑even, and co‑product revenue curves give farmers, ESG funds, and policymakers instant GO/NO‑GO clarity. Why we win: first mover uniting ocean MRV, bioproduct optimization, and on‑chain finance; dual revenue hedges carbon‑price volatility; modular APIs retrofit existing farms; Salvador pilot delivers data required for global scale.

A cloud‑native prototype comprising:
• Python microservice for CO₂ storage & shelf‑life analytics
• ERC‑1155 smart‑contract deployment with Verra‑aligned metadata
• React/D3 dashboard mapping sequestration hotspots, credit forecasts & NPV curves

Core expertise assembled
open to 1‑2 additional specialists.