Exposed rhizomes of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow, Greece

Credit: Dimitris Poursanidis / Ocean Image Bank

The term Blue Carbon is used to describe the disproportionately large contribution of marine and (often coastal vegetated ecosystems) to global carbon sequestration. The role of Blue Carbon in climate change mitigation and adaptation has now reached international prominence.

The Blue Carbon Initiative currently focuses on carbon in coastal ecosystems – mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses. These ecosystems sequester and store large quantities of blue carbon in both the plants and the sediment below.

Read on here: thebluecarboninitiative.org