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3 Ecosystems as a Climate Solution
3 Ecosystems as a Climate Solution
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As the importance of ecosystems in addressing the drivers and impacts of climate change has become better recognized, there has been increased attention to nature-based solutions and how they can be implemented to benefit society. Ecosystems and Climate Change Mitigation Ecosystems mitigate climate change by removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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32,33 Ecosystem management alone is not enough to address the challenge of rising carbon emissions, but it can play a significant role. 34 Research on carbon uptake 32 N ASEM.
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In wetlands, protecting and restoring peatlands and coastal restoration may also provide improved, cost-effective carbon uptake. Coastal ecosystems such as seagrass beds, mangrove swamps, and salt marshes also act as significant carbon sinks, and ocean organisms act as a biological pump transferring carbon from surface waters into the deep ocean carbon sink.
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FIGURE 2. The maximum additional mitigation potential for natural pathways in the year 2030 considering differing degrees of climate mitigation (illustrated with gray shading)
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Coastal and marine ecosystems are located at the frontlines of climate change effects related to sea level rise and shoreline impacts from increases in extreme weather. Healthy wetlands and coral reefs may be able to keep pace with sea level rise, providing low-cost coastal protection that is self-re pairing (by maintaining a positive net accretion)
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that both improve The utilization of nature-based solutions in cities plays an important role in societal human well-being adaptation to climate change. Some climate change impacts (e.g., hotter daily average and are good and night-time temperatures, as well as extended heat waves, droughts, and flooding)
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