Blue carbon is stored in mangroves, seagrass and sediments. Discussions at the UN Ocean Decade conference reiterate the importance of preserving existing sea floor habitats, before it’s too late.
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Mangrove forests are shrinking due to human activities, yet they’re essential for shoreline protection and carbon sequestration. Ongoing research explores the concept of “floating” mangrove forests.
Wetlands can prevent flooding, trap carbon and support livelihoods, as long as they are protected and managed.
Global marine life is on the move with significant consequences – new study.
Any plan to dam or extract water from some of Australia’s last wild rivers must carefully consider the consequences. Prawn, mud crab and barramundi fisheries could suffer in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Environmental degradation of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is causing poverty as well as food insecurity, increased crime and conflict.
The international quest for green energy is reliant on ‘sacrificial zones’ in developing countries.
Mangroves do a surprising amount for us. But we’re often not looking after them. Here’s how we can protect these forests of the sea edge better.
Rising seas are pushing coastal ecosystems to the limit of endurance. Now international research reveals a “tipping point” will be reached if we allow more than 2 degrees of global warming.
Marine sediments are the world’s largest store of carbon, and fiords in particular are a massive sink. But New Zealand doesn’t even have an oceans policy to develop blue carbon climate policy.
One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume – and is spreading along Brazil’s coast. Scientists are trying to catch up.
As the number of protected areas continues to grow, fisher households in Indonesia are still among the poorest of the poor.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Jordan is planning a major desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba – but will it damage nearby marine ecosystems?
By adapting and applying existing policies, South Africa can protect and restore its critical ‘blue carbon’ sinks.
As the world’s largest archipelagic state, Indonesia has great potential to earn carbon credits to protect its endangered mangroves and seagrass – which now store around 17% of global “blue carbon”.
On the border between India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans suffer from overexploitation and rising sea levels. With a “Climate Wall” project, a virtual museum is raising awareness and increasing resiliency.
Mangroves support a significant amount of biodiversity and their soils can capture a great deal of carbon.
Facing human threats, Mumbai’s Koli community are taking risk reduction into their own hands – other vulnerable coastal settlements should take note.
Millions of mangroves died off along Australia’s northern coast. The cause? El Niño - and the moon’s wobbly orbit causing extremely low tides.
Top contributors
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Research Associate, Institute of Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience & Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor of Biology, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Coastal Flood Risk, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor, University of St Andrews
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Postdoctoral research associate, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Mangrove Ecology, James Cook University
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Professor in School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences; and Director of Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Environment and Development, University of Leeds
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Climatology, Director, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Adviser on Burma for the State of the Tropics, James Cook University
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
