Animation: What are blue forests?

NBFN | November 3rd, 2021 | Animations

Blue forests – eelgrass beds, mangrove forests, kelp forests, rockweed, and saltmarshes – are coastal and marine ecosystems that sequester carbon and provide a multitude of ecosystem services. Watch the video to learn more about how productive these ecosystems are and where they can be found.

Video produced by GRID-Arendal 2022 for the Norwegian Blue Forests Network. Animation by Syed Hasan Abbas.

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Animation: How are blue forests threatened?
Animation: How are blue forests threatened? Blue forests are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world, mainly due to human impacts and climate change. Watch the video to learn more about the underlying causes of threatened blue forests and how these trends can be reversed. Video produced by GRID-Arendal 2022 for the Norwegian Blue […]
09 November 2021
Animation: Why are blue forests useful?
Blue forests provide important ecosystem services such as fish nurseries and grazing areas, shoreline protection from storms and erosion, carbon storage and much more. Watch the video to learn more about these services provided by blue forests. Video produced by GRID-Arendal 2022 for the Norwegian Blue Forests Network. Animation by Syed Hasan Abbas.
09 November 2021