What is Blue Carbon?

We are made of carbon, we eat carbon, and our economies, homes, and means of transport are all built on carbon. We need carbon. But there's one type of carbon that's a little more special than the others... What is Blue Carbon?

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | By Conservation International

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