AI-powered Seagrass Mapping for Blue Carbon Monitoring

AI-powered Seagrass Mapping for Blue Carbon Monitoring

Location

    Period

    Sep 2024 - Dec 2025

    Funding (USD)

    usd

    0

    Project Code

    Theme

    02 Climate Action

    Status

    Completed

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    About the project

    Indonesia holds the world’s second largest seagrass ecosystem, with immense potential for blue carbon sequestration. Yet, accurate and scalable monitoring remains a major gap. To address this, GGGI, with Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and Spatial Informatics Group, is piloting a machine learning-powered mapping project in Bali Province to digitally detect and assess the health of seagrass beds using remote sensing data. This digital monitoring approach represents a time and cost-effective alternative to traditional underwater surveys. It supports national policy goals including Indonesia’s One Map Policy and NDC commitments related to marine ecosystem protection.