Abstract or Summary
The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance (The Alliance) is a network of diverse public, private, non governmental and academic organizations from across New Jersey facilitated by Rutgers University. The Alliance’s goal is to provide science-informed climate change strategies for New Jersey. The Alliance’s Natural and Working Lands Workgroup (NWLWG) charge is to identify areas to advance natural and working land strategies for climate mitigation.
In Fall 2021, the NWLWG convened a Wetland Workgroup to identify strategies to reduce/avoid emissions and enhance carbon storage and sequestration in New Jersey’s wetland resources. The organizations represented in the Wetland Workgroup are listed in Appendix A.
This report summarizes the process and strategies from the Workgroup’s efforts. These options can inform the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP’s) Wetlands section of a Natural and Working Lands Strategy.