Seychelles to protect 100% of its seaweed to combat climate change

Seychelles aims to protect 100 percent of its seaweed off the Indian Ocean Island nation by 2030, compared to 87 percent this year, as it seeks to secure natural carbon sinks, Asharq Bloomberg reported on Monday.

State protection measures include preventing coastal erosion and preserving marine habitats, these keeps carbon-absorbing seaweed meadows safe, said Mary Mae Jeremy, CEO of the Climate Change Adaptation and Nature Conservation Fund.

Jeremy noted that Seychelles owns nearly 12 species of seaweed, which covers 142 thousand hectares (351 thousand acres) and stores about 16.7 million tons of organic carbon, equivalent to approximately 61 million tons of carbon dioxide.