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.

In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has a silent, largely unheralded protector: salt marshes. These muddy patches just inland from coastal mangrove forests play crucial roles in keeping the reef as ...

In 2009, a “Blue Carbon” report by the UN Environment Programme also said that mangroves, salt marshes and sea grasses captured up to 450 million tonnes of carbon a year. It urged far greater ...

Natural habitats like mangrove swamps and salt marshes can provide significant protection against storms and help reduce ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Coastal habitats, coral reefs and mangrove swamps, can reduce flood losses, according to a new Swiss Re Institute study that includes analysis of flood insurance claims.

Sri Lanka's coastline is about 1700 km long. Along the coast is a variety of eco-systems, which include sandy beaches, rocky shores, lagoons, estuaries, mangroves, salt marshes and sand dunes. In the ...

Swiss Re’s study also noted the financial implications of coastal habitat degradation. One analysis in Florida estimated that ...

The measure ( SB 50) would establish more stringent standards for the development, maintenance and restoration of resilient ...