Research suggests that there are many reasons to fall in love with marine forests, even the seaweed that gets wrapped around your feet when taking a dip in the sea. In our previous article, we explored how marine forests such as kelp and eelgrass provide a two-pronged approach to help combat climate change by soaking up CO2 from the atmosphere and locking it away at the seabed, so-called “blue carbon.
How Nordic marine forests can help fight climate change
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