[PCA] CIFOR Special Feature: The role of coastal wetlands in storing "blue carbon"

[De Angelis, Patricia]

This feature highlights efforts outside the United States but the
information may also be relevant to US coastal wetland ecosystems...

Named "blue carbon" because it is formed underwater, this carbon captured
and stored in oceans and coastal ecosystems has become a red-hot topic in
global climate talks, and for good reason. Blue carbon coastal ecosystems
include tidal wetlands, such as seagrass meadows and mangroves, which hold
up to three times as much carbon per hectare as terrestrial forests. When
protected and restored, with organic matter locked in their soils,
mangroves and other wetlands act as effective carbon sinks, offering great
potential to mitigate climate change. But when degraded or damaged, these
wetlands release centuries of stored carbon into the atmosphere.

Explore CIFOR's special blue carbon feature to learn more about how this
carbon can help - or hinder - climate change efforts.

Information provided by CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research):
https://www.cifor.org/
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