Kelp forests are hugely efficient at fixing and storing carbon, storing up to 20 times more CO2 than terrestrial forests and are a powerful ocean-based solution readily available to help mitigate and adapt to climate change. Live Ocean is supporting work by Dr Nick Shears from the University of Auckland to understand both the scale of the problem and what happens when the kina are removed from barrens. The research findings could be very significant for new areas of marine protection, where kina removal could be used as a tool to significantly accelerate habitat restoration.
A healthy ocean is our best ally against climate change
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