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In pictures: sowing sea meadows in the UK to fight climate change

Millions of seagrass seeds are being planted around the British Isles as part of a project to restore sea meadows, which are believed to capture carbon faster than tropic rainforests, whilst providing habitats for marine life

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Positive News May 14, 2020
Conservation Environment

Millions of seagrass seeds are being planted around the British Isles as part of a project to restore sea meadows, which are believed to capture carbon faster than tropic rainforests, whilst providing habitats for marine life

Seagrass is a vital carbon sink
A snorkeller collects seagrass seeds as part of a project to restore sea meadows
A snorkeller collects sea grass seeds
See grass seeds to be planted as part of a project to restore ea meadows
A team from Swansea University prepares to plant seagrass seeds in Dale Bay
A volunteer prepares to sow seeds to restore sea meadows
The project to restore sea meadows will help boost biodiversity
A boat sets out to plant seagrass seeds

Photography by Joseph Gray and Lewis Jeffries. Images courtesy of WWF UK

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