How Good are Re-Planted Mangroves at Storing Carbon? A New Study Puts a Number on It

What hasn’t been clear is how well mangroves planted by people store carbon compared to stands that developed naturally.

Now, decades of data reveal that, in 20 years of growth, successfully planted mangroves can reach up to 73 percent of the carbon stock levels found in naturally occurring mangrove stands. In a new study published in Science Advances, a group of international researchers looked at 684 planted mangrove stands to come to this conclusion.

SourceInside Climate News

July 17, 2024

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