Now, scientists have discovered that mangrove and salt marshes store twice the amount of carbon as previously thought, as detailed in a report by the University of Gothenburg posted by SciTechDaily.

This figure illustrates the efficiency of (L-R) mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass beds as reservoirs for carbon. More carbon dioxide is taken up from the atmosphere (green arrows ...

Seagrass meadows, which cover approximately 516.59 sq km of India’s coastline, are shrinking due to pollution, unsustainable ...

“Blue carbon” is the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems. These ecosystems include everything from mangroves to seagrass beds and salt marshes. The World Bank's first-of-its-kind blue ...

seeks to bring in various stakeholders and experts to formulate policies and create a roadmap for the conservation of mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses—which are all part of the blue carbon ...