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Restored mangroves in Adyar Estuary
June 18 , 2025
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- The restored mangroves in the Adyar estuary have stored a significant amount of carbon.
- These mangroves have achieved an annual carbon sequestration rate of 1,195 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
- An afforestation drive has been undertaken by the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust between 2008 and 2016.
- So far, the mangrove ecosystem comprising six species has stored 2,288 tonnes of carbon (or 8,397 tonnes of CO2 equivalent).
- Further the mangrove ecosystem has showed carbon sequestration rate of 325.71 Mg C per year.
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