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Environment
Farid Farid

NSW 'underwater forests' to cut emissions

Marine ecosystems including seagrass, mangroves and saltmarsh can store more carbon than forests. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

NSW is taking a dive under the sea to help cut carbon emissions in its latest strategy to tackle climate change.

Blue carbon ecosystems, which include seagrass, mangroves and saltmarsh, can store four times more carbon per area than land-based forests.

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