Blue Carbon: A Fragile Defence Against Climate Change

By Ryan Wong, Chee Su Yin

June 2023 FEATURE
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A seagrass meadow in Middle Bank. Source: Penang Seagrass Project.
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LIGHT SPILLS ACROSS the still waters of Middle Bank, one of the largest groves of seagrass in the Strait of Malacca. Crabs and cockles find shelter beneath undulating meadows as the sun shines tranquilly overhead, illuminating a verdant haven nestled between Penang Bridge and the Sungai Pinang estuary.On the other side of the island, monkeys forage in the canopies of mangroves as fish dart through the tangled roots below. Submerged along the edges of a waveless Balik Pulau river, these...

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Ryan Wong

is an interim Research Assistant at the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Aside from coastal ecosystems, his interest in the environment extends to wildlife conservation, climate justice and sunsets on the beaches of Penang.

Chee Su Yin

is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, working on nature-based solutions and ecological engineering in marine built environments.

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