Reminder on the vital role of mangroves

IN Malaysia, hutan paya laut or blue carbon ecosystems, which include mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, algae and coastal sediments, are often overlooked and therefore undervalued.

However, these ecosystems play a critical role in our fight against climate change as they capture carbon three to five times more effectively than tropical rainforests, and store significant amounts of carbon in their sediments and roots besides the plants above ground.