Climate Action & Sustainability
UN SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
How One Act Can Impact
Climate Action & Biodiversity Loss
Mangroves are native to a limited band of global locations, including Madagascar. Here, at the 600-hectare site supported by the Global Goals Initiative , currently just $20 will create one full day of work — and fair income — enabling a community member to plant 100 mangroves! Nothing is more critical to global climate-change mitigation than removing existing carbon from the air as swiftly as possible. By focusing on the restoration of mangroves, we mobilize one of the world’s most effective natural means of combating global warming. Compare mangrove forests to terrestrial ones: Studies indicate that mangroves sequester 2-5 times the CO2 equivalent of a mature tropical rain-forest.
SDG 14: Conserve and use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
The fact that mangroves are so efficient in sequestering carbon is just one reason why they are seen as a key element in tackling global climate change. Mangrove land restoration also provide s vital habitats for wildlife and restores fisheries and estuaries, which are essential breeding grounds for ocean life. Also, mangroves have a very dense root structure that helps to prevent harmful erosion and protect vulnerable coastlines from extreme events like rising seas and flooding. So, the Global Goals Initiative creates an enhanced level of climate resilience for the challenges that vulnerable communities will face in the future due to global warming.
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How much do you know about the power of mangroves and blue carbon? ”Race Against Time” Quick Quiz Find out today here!
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