Seagrass, Zanzibar. Photo source: ©© Tserno
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Seagrass beds help prevent coastal erosion in a number of ways, including by stabilising sediment in the ocean…
Seagrasses Can Store as Much Carbon as Forests, NSF (05-23-2012)
Seagrasses are a vital part of the solution to climate change and, per unit area, seagrass meadows can store up to twice as much carbon as the world’s temperate and tropical forests…
Coastal erosion needs our attention, South Coast Today (01-04-2016)
Living shorelines a more natural approach to preventing coastal erosion; WNCT (05-18-2016)
Having nature on your side, especially during a storm or hurricane, is proven to provide better protection from coastal erosion…
NOAA study finds ‘living shorelines’ can lessen climate change’s effects, NOAA (12-22-2015)
