Tuesday 15 September 2015

Protected areas save mangroves, reduce carbon emissions

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Protected areas save mangroves, reduce carbon emissions
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - Protected areas not only keep significant swaths of Indonesia's shrinking mangrove habitats intact, but also prevent emissions of carbon dioxide that would have been released had these mangroves been cleared, according to a study in the journal Ecological Economics. Published online, the analysis examined the success of protected areas between 2000 and 2010, finding that their use has avoi ... more


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