Episode #24: Blue Carbon and Cornwall

2024-10-08

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In Cornwall, you’re never more than 20 miles from the sea – and beneath the waters are habitats which capture and store carbon, known ‘blue carbon’. A new series of reports – The Blue Carbon Mapping Project – estimate that 244 million tonnes of organic carbon are stored in just the top 10cm of the UK’s seabed sediments. Dan Barrios-O’Neill, Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s new Head of Marine, explains more about these findings and the importance of protecting marine habitats. Find out more about blue carbon...

In Cornwall, you’re never more than 20 miles from the sea – and beneath the waters are habitats which capture and store carbon, known ‘blue carbon’.

A new series of reports – The Blue Carbon Mapping Project – estimate that 244 million tonnes of organic carbon are stored in just the top 10cm of the UK’s seabed sediments.

Dan Barrios-O’Neill, Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s new Head of Marine, explains more about these findings and the importance of protecting marine habitats.

Find out more about blue carbon here.

Support Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s work at sea here.

Learn more about Tor to Shore.

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