Bowen says that's bad news for coastal environments that depend on salt marshes to slow erosion, act as buffers against storm surges, remove carbon from the atmosphere and take up nitrogen before ...

"Powerful natural allies." Scientists raise alarm as crucial coastal habitats face growing threat: 'The results are in' first ...

As the impacts of climate change intensify, the global spotlight is turning toward blue carbon ecosystems - mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes, and coastal wetlands - as high-impact, nature-based ...

US$1 million needed to sustain blue carbon economy initiatives in the Philippines: UK conservation charity Zoological Society ...

Currently, the world is facing severe climate challenges—frequent extreme weather events and accelerated sea-level rise. Scientific research confirms that excess atmospheric carbon dioxide is the ...

The UK's saltmarshes are vital "sinks" that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

Saltmarshes are important habitats for wildlife, as well as carbon stores and protection for coastal communities (Rose Summers/WWF-UK/PA) Marshes in areas such as Chichester and The Wash in East ...

A major report warns saltmarshes are vanishing three times faster than forests – but restoration could unlock climate and ...

This week, governments and civil society organisations from around the world are gathering in Nice, France, for the United Nations Ocean Conference.