Coastal salt marshes, mangroves, and seagrass beds are incredibly efficient at absorbing and storing large quantities of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These habitats contain ...

The more diverse the marine life, the more carbon is stored. This is a narrative that those involved in blue carbon (carbon ...

Indonesia's mangroves and seagrass are one of the key to global climate mitigation efforts, as they store around 17% of the world's "blue carbon". "Blue carbon" refers to marine and coastal ecosystems ...

Blue carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the marine and vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, and seagrass meadows. These ecosystems act as powerful ...

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When you think about the bottom of the ocean what do you think of – shipwrecks, sharks, or seabed sediments secretly tackling the climate crisis? Did that last point make your list? Well, it’s not ...

Cyclone Gabrielle has highlighted forestry slash as a problematic aspect of relying on plantation forests to draw down carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. While we no doubt must prioritise ...

The professor who coined the term ‘blue carbon’ to describe the carbon stored in oceans and coastal ecosystems has been awarded the 2025 Japan Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious international ...

BOSTON (Aug. 8, 2023) - Today, EPA New England announced the release and availability of a report (pdf) (2.5 MB) that maps "blue carbon" along the northeastern coast. Blue carbon is the term used to ...

Indonesia’s mangroves and seagrass are one of the key to global climate mitigation efforts, as they store around 17% of the world’s “blue carbon”. “Blue carbon” refers to marine and coastal ecosystems ...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Blue carbon refers to carbon dioxide that is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored in the ocean. “Blue” refers to the ...