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Saltmarsh, along with mangroves and seagrass meadows, can bury carbon faster than tropical rainforests and can store this ‘blue carbon’ for thousands of years. This makes saltmarsh vegetation ideal targets for carbon offset programs and nature-based climate mitigation initiatives. - Toby Stringer, Parks Victoria Project Coordinator

Saltmarsh, along with mangroves and seagrass meadows, can bury carbon faster than tropical rainforests and can store this ‘blue carbon’ for thousands of years. This makes saltmarsh vegetation ideal targets for carbon offset programs and nature-based climate mitigation initiatives. - Toby Stringer, Parks Victoria Project Coordinator

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