A public lecture by Núria Marbà , Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (UIB-CSIC).
Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalge and mangroves) occupy 0.2 % of the ocean surface but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their canopies dissipate wave energy while high burial raises the seafloor, buffering the impacts of rising sea level and wave action with climate change. The loss of 1/3 of their global cover involves a loss of CO2 sinks and the emission of 1 Pg CO2 annually. The conservation, restoration and use of vegetated coastal habitats in eco-engineering solutions for coastal protection provide a “Blue Forest” strategy delivering significant capacity for climate change mitigation and adaption.
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