A new method for calculating the role that mangrove restoration plays in slowing climate change, by capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has been adopted.
This popular video is now available in six languages. Screen it at your next event and start people talking about how to 'communicate biodiversity'.
Drainage and degradation of coastal wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide directly to the atmosphere and lead to decreased carbon sequestration, a new report has found.
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Capturing and Conserving Natural Coastal Carbon: Building mitigation, advancing adaptation
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A better evaluation of what forests are worth will generate direct benefits for poor forest dwellers, open up new markets and affect global economic growth. The economic benefits of forests are massively under-valued by governments and donor agencies, according to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s latest report.
Forests are a good investment option. In the words of one of the world’s leading international news and business weeklies: