S1E36: Looking under the sea for a nature-based solution: Green Pulse Ep 36

Green Pulse Ep 36: Looking under the sea for a nature-based
solution 


16:44 mins


Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The
Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change in this podcast
series.


In this episode, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan and
climate change editor David Fogarty host Dr Siti Maryam, a marine
ecologist at the environmental consultant company DHI Water &
Environment, about an ocean-based solution to tackling climate
change: Seagrass. 


Seagrass meadows can be found in Singapore waters, and a 2015
study had found that the seagrass meadow at Chek Jawa on offshore
Pulau Ubin contained about 138 metric tonnes of carbon per
hectare of seagrass -- equivalent to emissions from 69,000 taxi
rides between Marina Bay and Changi Airport.  


Yet, these habitats face many threats from human activity,
including land reclamation and poor water quality. How can these
stores of blue carbon be better protected and restored? Tune in
to find out.


They discuss the following points: 
How do you differentiate seagrass from seaweed and other algae?
(2:15) How do seagrass meadows function as a nature-based solution?
(3:40) What are the threats faced by seagrass meadows around the
world? (9:21) What are solutions for restoring seagrass meadows?
(11:50) 

Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis


Edited by: Adam Azlee


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