"Seagrass Ocean Rescue Upscaling Project (SORUP) has been using a robot to help plant the seeds at the restoration site in Dale," said manager, Sam Rees. The robot, designed by Reefgen in San Francisco, holds 20,000 seeds mixed with mud which it injects into the sediment in the seabed.
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One of Washington’s most ambitious climate protection projects is taking place in the Puget Sound, where the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is experimenting with a robot to restore eelgrass meadows. Eelgrass sequesters three times the amount of carbon as a typical forest...
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“This is about restoration, and it’s about using new technologies for us to actually restore this habitat,” said Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, who donned a wet suit on Monday morning to observe the effort up close.
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The Global Environment Facility’s governing body has approved more than $700 million for nature protection and renewal projects, including support for the Great Green Wall and investment in large-scale initiatives for sustainable cities, cleaner industries, improved ocean and land health, and greater climate change resilience.
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In June 2024, the Council formally adopted the – first of its kind – regulation on nature restoration. This law aims to put measures in place to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030, and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.
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Japan had about 360,000 tons of “blue carbon,” or carbon dioxide absorbed and stored by seaweed and seagrass, in fiscal 2022, the government intends to report to the United Nations.
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Although many studies predict extensive future biodiversity loss and redistribution in the terrestrial realm, future changes in marine biodiversity remain relatively unexplored.
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Seagrass is vital for storing carbon and slowing climate change. With the help of nature’s best divers, scientists have found a patch the size of Portugal.
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