Why saving seagrass meadows could help save the world’s coastlines

Mongabay
Mar 12, 2026, 12:48 pm49 pts
Seagrass meadows might not catch the eye like coral reefs, but they play an important and often unsung role in coastal protection, particularly as climate change increasingly eats away at shorelines. Protecting and restoring seagrass meadows, experts say, is a key “nature-based solution” that can also soak…

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