Australia’s vast carbon sink releasing millions of tonnes of CO2 back into atmosphere

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/01/australias-vast-carbon-sink-releasing-millions-of-tonnes-of-co2-back-into-atmosphere>

"Australia’s mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows are absorbing
about 20m tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, according to a major new
study that is the first to measure in detail the climate benefits of the
coastal ecosystems.

But the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, warns
that degradation of these “vegetated coastal ecosystems” was already
seeing 3 million tonnes of CO2 per year being released back into the
atmosphere."

Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics