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The Severn was selected as one of the best areas in the UK for mudflats, sand flats and Atlantic salt meadows.
BBC: Welsh estuaries are granted special conservation status
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Some marine ecosystems, such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass meadows, beyond having high biodiversity values and providing breeding grounds and nurseries for fisheries, can also play a key role in mitigating global climate change through their ability to store carbon.
UNESCO: Recognizing the importance of coastal Blue Carbon systems to Mitigate Climate Change | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Some of these ecosystems, such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass meadows, beyond having high biodiversity values and providing breeding grounds and nurseries for fisheries, can also play a key role in mitigating global climate change through their ability to store carbon.
UNESCO: OFFICE IN DAKAR