Seagrasses, salt marshes and mangroves are important carbon sinks in our coastal ecosystems, with a fast rate of sequestration over long timescales. However, anthropogenic activities are ...

Within tropical and subtropical intertidal locations, wetland plant communities, known as mangrove forests, are key carbon sinks of organic matter. However, their ability to sequester carbon is ...

Carlos Duarte to evaluate the value of Saudi Arabia’s mangroves. “I work with KAUST to evaluate the mangroves in Saudi Arabia, their carbon sequestration but also their co-benefits, these other ...

To determine how much of this carbon flux is sequestered, or stored for long ... carbon habitats” of rich coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrass and salt marshes—which can also ...

Spanning the USA, Senegal, Vietnam, France, Colombia, and Brazil, the film investigates coastal ecosystems' role in carbon sequestration. These "Blue Carbon" sources, including salt-marshes, ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. ''Mangroves, like other coastal wetlands, are powerful carbon sinks; they suck up carbon dioxide from the air to store ...

Mangroves are arguably nature’s superhero and a possible solution to the climate crisis. These tangled trees and shrubs store up to five times more carbon than other forests, mitigating climate ...