The Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project

The Blue Carbon Concept “Blue Carbon” refers to the ability of coastal and marine vegetation to sequester and store carbon. Blue Carbon ecosystems typically including mangrove forests, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, sequester atmospheric carbon and store it in both their biomass and sediments. When these ecosystems are destroyed, buried carbon can be released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), contributing to climate change and ocean acidification. Understanding Blue Carbon resources can therefore help determine the extent to which these ecosystems can help contribute to mitigate this.

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