Experts are calling for the end of human-driven mangrove loss, a doubling of the area of mangroves with effective conservation status, and the restoration of half of recently lost mangroves.
- Professor in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
Blue carbon is stored in mangroves, seagrass and sediments. Discussions at the UN Ocean Decade conference reiterate the importance of preserving existing sea floor habitats, before it’s too late.
Marine sediments are the world’s largest store of carbon, and fiords in particular are a massive sink. But New Zealand doesn’t even have an oceans policy to develop blue carbon climate policy.
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