Publisher
UNESCO Marine World Heritage
Publication Year:
2021
Publication Place
Paris, France
Physical Description:
16 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
43858Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Carbon ecosystems - Global
Abstract
Over the last decades scientists have discovered that seagrass meadows, tidal marshes, and mangroves – “blue carbon” ecosystems – are among the most intensive carbon sinks in the biosphere. By sequestering and storing significant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and ocean, blue carbon ecosystems help mitigate climate change. But conversion and degradation of these ecosystems can also release billions of tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the ocean and atmosphere and contribute to global warming.
Publisher
UNESCO Marine World Heritage
Publication Year:
2021
Publication Place
Paris, France
Physical Description:
16 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
43858 Record Created: 05-Mar-2021
Record Modified: 05-Mar-2021