As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and ...

The Coastal Carbon Atlas and Library map how wetlands store carbon around the world—and put open data to work for the environment. Kristen Goodhue When Superstorm Sandy reached New York on Oct ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, Stewart and his team reported the surprising abundance of unmapped, carbon-rich wetlands in the Pacific Northwest’s forests. The scientists ...

Conservation, restoration, and ecosystem management can reduce greenhouse gas emissions or increase carbon dioxide ...

Mesa: The study that I covered was trying to map out forested wetlands and quantify the amount of carbon they stored.It was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington’s College of ...

Louisiana in focus. Louisiana’s wetlands are stellar carbon storage sites as well as some of the world’s most vulnerable to loss. “It’s unique, and it’s a natural service for us ...

Louisiana’s wetlands are vital carbon storage centers, but destroying them can accelerate harmful emissions that accelerate global warming.

The paper, which has more than 40 contributors, notes the carbon-gulping power of Louisiana’s wetlands but warns that more research is needed to prove the viability of a wetlands offset program.

Half of the wetlands in the Lower 48 have disappeared since the 1780s, and, over the past decade, the rate of wetland loss has doubled, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service’s most recent ...

Louisiana has more than 3 million acres of wetlands, vast expanses that teem with animals, trees, swamps, water and wildness. They're part of the state's culture, its lifestyle, its tourism ...