Waves Get the Glory, Mud Gets the Job: The Truth About Blue Carbon

Published about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Earth Endeavours Newsletter Mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes lock away carbon at rates up to four times higher than tropical rainforests, yet they vanish silently into dredging and development. Humanity monitors coastal climate threats through visible indicators like storm surges and coral bleaching. This focus obscures the primary mechanism of long-term carbon sequestration occurring in sediment layers beneath the waterline. Mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes function as...

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