Ocean ecosystems form a huge active carbon sink and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle and climate. Blue carbon refers to the carbon captured and stored by marine ecosystems, including ...

Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve in northern Sri Lanka is an important coastal ecosystem that contains all the main blue carbon habitats, from mangroves to seagrass meadows to salt marshes and tidal flats.

Blue Carbon projects are expanding globally; however, demand for credits outweighs the available credits for purchase. Currently, only three types of wetlands are considered Blue Carbon ecosystems: ...

As the daughter of firefighters in Southern California, Gabby Kitch grew up with a strong sense of how public service can help preserve and protect the world — with water. In her career she just opted ...

Indonesia launched the National Action Plan (RENAKSI) for the Protection and Management of Blue Carbon Ecosystems 2025–2030 ...

Blue carbon refers to the carbon captured by the world's oceanic and coastal ecosystems. Protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrass meadows has been heralded as a way to ...

Absorbing almost a quarter of all human-made carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas emitted into the atmosphere each year, the ocean is both a victim of, and a solution to, climate change. On one hand, the ...

Earth's oceans and coastal ecosystems are a major sink for carbon storage, known as blue carbon. Sequestration of carbon is vitally important in the fight against climate change as it 'locks away' ...

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 ...

The fight against climate change often brings to mind images of lush forests, wind turbines and solar panels. However, one of the most powerful yet overlooked tools in this battle lies beneath the ...