Seagrass Meadows: Carbon Storage Powerhouses

Seagrass beds store carbon at rates 35 times faster than tropical rainforests, yet they're disappearing at alarming speed. Blue Ocean News explores the untapped potential of these underwater meadows in climate mitigation.

Despite covering less than 0.2% of the ocean floor, seagrasses store an estimated 10% of the ocean's carbon. Pollution, coastal development, and warming waters threaten these ecosystems before their full value is understood.

Restoration projects from Spain to Australia are demonstrating that seagrass can be recovered, creating "blue carbon" credits that fund conservation. This investigation looks at whether blue carbon markets can save these critical habitats.