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Check our our new paper - Overcoming ecological feedbacks in seagrass restoration, based on research conducted in West Wales. doi.org/10.1111/rec.14…

"Water companies are 'woefully underprepared' for drought and the plan for many is 'simply praying for rain'." Yep, that's what 35 years of privatisation has got you. theguardian.com/environment/20…

ZSL 🌿 Session 2 will look at advances in habitat specific ecology, and how these relate to scaling up #seascape restoration. Find out more: zsl.org/seascape-sympo… Iris Moeller Dr Ray Ward The Nature Conservancy Richard Unsworth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Ever wanted to see things through the eyes of a sea cow? These slow-moving mammals spend their days grazing in seagrass meadows in warm, shallow water 😍 🌊🌴 #AmericasNationalParks is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

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A record £123m fine for Thames Water - but where does that money go? It certainly isn't supporting the recovery from the damage that this company is causing to the Thames catchment.

To learn to protect and enhance seagrass, we need to begin to recognise its vital importance to humanity - we missed the chance with coral reefs, let's not miss this one.

In the lead up to #UNOC I'm going to be daily posting about why humanity needs seagrass - for many, many reasons, mostly beyond climate and carbon.............. Starting with fisheries

Did you know: 20% of the World’s biggest fisheries are supported by seagrass

In the series of reasons humanity needs seagrass, here's reason number 3: For clean seas. Seagrass acts as one big coastal filter, removing the ills of humanity that we throw down our rivers. #unoc #unoc3

The 4th reason in a long list of why humanity needs seagrass is for biodiversity. Did you know that Seagrass contains 30x the number of animals than the adjacent unvegetated seabed. Here's a blue-ringed octopus hiding in a seagrass meadow in Indonesia.

Where air quality is poor, seagrasses can provide a huge means of absorbing particulates and cycling the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen. So here's reason number 5 for why humanity needs seagrass #unoc Air Quality

To coincide with the Temperate Seascape Conference in London, here's reason # 6 for why humanity needs seagrass - for the integrity of the seascape. When seagrasses are linked to habitats like Oyster reefs and kelp, they form corridors to enhance productivity. For the seascape

Seagrasses slow water flow, dissipate wave energy and hold water, reducing coastal erosion and flooding. So the 10th reason that humanity needs seagrass is: For coastal protection

“There is not a single river anywhere in England that isn't polluted” says campaigner Feargal Sharkey

In many parts of the world, people develop a strong sense of well-being from the feelings, resources and activities they experience and obtain in a seagrass meadow. So here's reason #7 for why humanity needs seagrass. For well-being

We all tend to like to breathe nice, clean oxygen and seagrass produces the stuff in bucket loads. So, reason #8 for why humanity needs seagrass is: For oxygen.

ICYMI: The Large-Scale Seagrass Mapping and Management Initiative, or LaSMMI, is working to map, conserve, and measure the impact of seagrass meadows across the Western Indian Ocean. pewtrsts.org/45dEbFp 📸Seychelles Seagrass Mapping and Carbon Assessment project