China boosts coastal restoration and protection to create low carbon barrier along the coasts.
China has been actively working to protect and restore its coastal ecosystems, successfully rehabilitating around 112 kilometers of coastline and over 6,000 hectares of coastal wetlands since 2020.
Globally recognized for their carbon capture abilities, mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass beds are the three main blue carbon ecosystems due to their capacity to absorb and store significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
According to Central China Television, coastal blue carbon ecosystems worldwide absorb approximately 200 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, with marine sediment storing up to 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere.
Since 2020, China has launched restoration projects targeting these blue carbon zones, using their natural capacity to buffer against tides and waves, stabilize coastlines, and mitigate disasters.
These initiatives have not only revived coastal ecology but also created a green, low-carbon protective barrier along the coasts. They have enhanced the carbon absorption potential of marine ecosystems, promoted ocean carbon sinks, and brought value to ecological marine products.
In parallel, China has taken steps to combat marine disasters by establishing early warning systems in 34 high-risk red tide zones, successfully managing 234 red tide cases over the last five years.
A national map and list of local biological outbreak risks have also been created, along with monitoring networks for red tides, green tides, sargassum, and crown-of-thorns starfish. The government has analyzed their causes and impacts to support the sustainable development of coastal regions.
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