In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily ...

“Blue carbon” is the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems. These ecosystems include everything from mangroves to seagrass beds and salt marshes. The World Bank's first-of-its-kind blue ...

Marine ecosystems, or blue carbon ecosystems, play important roles in supporting biodiversity and providing livelihoods. They are also critical in the fight against climate change for several reasons, ...

Celebrating International Women and Girls in Science Day, February 11, 2025An all-women science team is playing a key role in ...

In one year's time 30 hectares of blue carbon ecosystems have been restored and 12,500 mangrove trees planted.

Few people appreciate that the nearby Olonne marshes form a veritable laboratory for blue carbon. Coastal salt marshes are ...

"Mangroves, saltmarsh and adjacent tidal forests, which are known as 'blue carbon' ecosystems, have the unique capacity to capture and store carbon within vegetation structures and soils over long ...

Oceans 2050, under the leadership of President Alexandra Cousteau and Chief Scientist Professor Carlos Duarte, has unveiled ...

We know the ocean holds powerful solutions both for mitigation and adaptation - from the carbon sequestered in ‘blue carbon’ habitats like mangroves, seagrass beds and kelp forests, to the protection ...