Blue Forests

The world from a blue forest perspective. The ocean is becoming darker, warmer, more acidic, more polluted, and liable to extreme events such as storms.

What are blue forests? Blue forests are coastal ecosystems such as kelp forests, seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and mangrove forests

Blue forests provide numerous ecosystem services. They capture and sequester carbon, produce oxygen, and serve as a home and food source for fish and other animal life. Improve water quality, and protect coastal communities from erosion, storms, and flooding. And are of cultural importance to many. Read more...