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Saving the Venetian lagoon: A natural buffer against climate change
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Saving the Venetian lagoon: A natural buffer against climate change To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Issued on: The Venetian lagoon is home to "barene" – salt marshes made of vegetation and mud, which play an important role against the effects of climate breakdown. They absorb CO2 and can store it long term in the soil, even more efficiently than land forests.
Saving the Venetian lagoon: A natural buffer against climate change
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The Venetian lagoon is home to "barene" – salt marshes made of vegetation and mud, which play an important role against the effects of climate breakdown. They absorb CO2 and can store it long term in the soil, even more efficiently than land forests. But erosion and rising sea levels are threatening these natural ramparts. Today, scientists and environmental associations are trying to save these unique ecosystems. Our Italy correspondent Natalia Mendoza reports.
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