Kelp forests are vital underwater ecosystems that provide habitat for a diverse array of marine life. They play a crucial role in coastal protection, fisheries support, and carbon sequestration, contributing significantly to climate change mitigation.
Biodiversity
These ecosystems support around 1,500 species, offering habitat and food for numerous marine organisms.
Carbon Sequestration
Kelp forests capture approximately 4.5 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, highlighting their potential as significant carbon sinks.
Economic Value
Kelp forests provide an estimated global economic benefit of $500 billion annually, primarily through supporting commercial fisheries and nutrient cycling.
Restore a Kelp Forest Today
Similar to all other blue carbon ecosystems, kelp forests are among the most degraded - but their disappearance is the hardest to see.
Kelp Forests have faced detrimental impacts over the last several decades. Today, only 5% of the historical population of kelp remain.
Kelp is one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, growing up to 2-3 feet per day in ideal conditions. Utilizing this power could be a key to mitigating climate change across the world. And the latest science suggests that kelp forests have the potential to sequester even more carbon than mangrove forests.
~25%
of coastlines are covered In kelp
1.8%
decline in kelp forests annually
740M
people live within 50 km of a kelp forest
~30
different species of kelp exist worldwilde
+
kelp forests provide food, shelter, and protection for all kinds of marine life, including seals, sea lions, sea otters, invertebrates, fish, whales, birds, and more
$500 B
a year are generated by kelp forests globally
1,000+ species
live In kelp forests around the world
4.91 megatons
of carbon can potentially be sequestered by kelp forests each year, highlighting their crucial role in global climate regulation
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