Last week, UNESCO released the first global scientific assessment of its World Heritage marine sites' blue carbon ecosystems, highlighting the critical environmental value of these habitats. While these sites represent less than 1% of the world's ocean, they host at least 21% of the world's blue carbon ecosystem area, and 15% of the world's blue carbon assets.
Over the last decade, scientists have discovered that seagrass meadows, tidal marshes, and mangroves, ...
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Mon, 01 March 2021