British seagrass could help tackle climate change

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The aquatic plant, which is found in beds around the UK coast, can store carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforests.

Scientists are harvesting seeds from a plant that grows around the British coastline in a bid to help prevent a global environmental catastrophe.

Seagrass grows in meadows under the sea and can capture carbon much faster than tropical rainforests. The World Wildlife Fund hopes that by gathering seeds and nurturing vast new areas of growth they might ultimately minimise some of the damage caused by incidents such as the recent Amazonian forest fires.and Swansea University, work has already begun on a pilot project to prove to politicians worldwide that it is a project worth backing.

But Dr Oates says politicians globally should stop overlooking the crucial role that seagrass can play.

 

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I think you'll find that 'land' grass & hemp would have a bigger impact ;)

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