Ruth Parker

Seabed Carbon Risks: What Our Evidence Shows

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Fishing boat crashing through rough waves

A new technical briefing reviews the latest evidence on how trawling, other human activities and climate change affect seabed carbon.

Expanding the concept of 'blue carbon’: Cefas science on coastal ecosystems and their role in tackling climate change

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turtle swimming above seagrass

The importance of mangroves and other blue carbon ecosystems in mitigating the impacts of climate change is once again high on the agenda at this year’s Nature, Land-use, and Oceans Day at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. …

One year on: Cefas generates new tools and evidence to support marine natural capital programme

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Natural capital refers to parts of the natural environment, such as forests, fisheries, rivers, biodiversity, land and minerals, that provide valuable goods and services to society. Much like human capital (labour, skills and experience), recent reviews recognise that natural capital should …