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blue carbon on wall street a circular solution

After decades of being exploited and destroyed The earth’s ability to endure the destructive processes
Mangroves are being restored. They are among of industrialisation is reaching its limit. Society
the most productive ecosystems on earth, and generates more than 2 billion tonnes of household
serve many important functions, not only are they waste. Fortunately, there is another way, that is not
unparalleled for forests at storing carbon, which helps only beneficial to the environment, but that could
fight the climate crisis, they also sustain life for humans also save worldwide industries an estimated one
and an array of animals and plants that live in oceans trillion dollars each and every year. We just need
and rivers. Blue Ventures has started a community- to come “round” to a new way of thinking...the
led mangrove management project to help protect circular way. The circular economy doesn’t aim to
coastal ecosystems and livelihoods. We hear from end growth - it instead raises the question of how to
the locals on the ground about the benefits of this achieve prosperity for future generations in harmony
project and how Mangroves are saving lives. with nature.

genre: waterbear impact short genre: waterbear impact short
format: 1 x 6’ / HD / 2021 format: 1 x 3’ / HD / 2020
credits: WaterBear Network credits: WaterBear Network

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