What is blue carbon?
Carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems
Carbon sequestered in forest biomass and agricultural soils
Carbon contained in petroleum and natural gas
Carbon present in atmosphere
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UPSC IAS – 2021
– They are highly effective at sequestering carbon, often storing it in their soils and biomass for millennia.
– Protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems is considered a crucial strategy for climate change mitigation.