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CARBON SEQUESTRATION
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a natural or artificial process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and held in solid or liquid form.

What is Blue Carbon?
Blue Carbon is stored in coastal and marine ecosystems. Currently, scientists around the world are working on the Blue carbon initiative. This is focussed on carbon in mangroves, tidal marshes, seagrasses and coastal ecosystems. These ecosystems are able to obtain and store large amounts of carbon within the plants or in the sediment below. When these ecosystems are lost or degraded, the sequestered carbon is the released back into the atmosphere.Besides being able to store large amounts of carbon, these ecosystems also provide large habitats for organisms to call home, enhances biodiversity and is shoreline protection for large events.
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