What is Seagrass?

Seagrasses, or seagrass meadows, have significant potential as carbon sinks. Several studies indicate that seagrasses can absorb and sequester substantial amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, depositing it into their tissues or sediments for extended periods. Carbon absorption by seagrasses plays a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of global warming and can be considered as one of the solutions in climate change mitigation. Seagrasses have the ability to absorb and sequester large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, depositing it into their tissues or sediments for extended periods. Seagrasses can store carbon up to 83,000 metric tons/km2, a quantity significantly greater than the carbon storage capacity of terrestrial forests, which is 30,000 metric tons/km2.

Furthermore, seagrass meadows also exhibit a high carbon absorption capacity compared to tropical forest vegetation and other coastal vegetation. Thus, carbon absorption by seagrasses can contribute to reducing the carbon content in the atmosphere and improving the quality of the environment. Therefore, seagrasses play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of global warming and can be considered as one of the solutions in climate change mitigation (Setyobudiandi dan Boer 2018).