Making full use of the economic properties of carbon sinks and the carbon trading market mechanism, scientific development of mangrove carbon sinks and the realization of emission reduction trading can bring additional economic benefits, and play a positive role in promoting the protection and restoration of mangroves. This article systematically summarizes the overview and the development technology of mangrove carbon sink, as well as the current status of carbon trading and its problems. The corresponding suggestions and countermeasures included as follows. 1) Strengthen basic research and promote the sustainable implementation of the development methodology of mangrove carbon sink projects in China. 2) Utilize the carbon inclusive market mechanism to expand the development path of mangrove carbon sinks. 3) Explore mangrove carbon sink trading and offsetting methods to improve mangrove carbon sink rate of return. 4) Encourage social capital to enter the development and trading of mangrove carbon sinks, and strengthen the protection and restoration of mangroves.

充分利用碳汇的经济学属性和碳交易市场机制, 科学地开发红树林碳汇并实现减排量交易, 可带来额外的经济收益, 对红树林的保护与恢复工作具有积极的推动作用。系统地梳理红树林碳汇概况、开发技术和碳交易现状及存在的问题, 提出相应的建议与对策: 1) 加强科学研究, 推动我国红树林碳汇项目开发方法学的持续落地; 2) 利用碳普惠市场机制, 扩展红树林碳汇开发途径; 3) 探索红树林碳汇交易及抵消方式, 提高红树林碳汇收益率; 4) 鼓励社会资本进入红树林碳汇开发和交易, 加强红树林的保护与修复。