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organic carbon that is buried in the ocean. Other than the plant taking in carbon it can
also absorb nutrients, slow water flows, collect sand, dirt, and particles. Seagrass can
grow roots on the ocean floor which in turn helps improve the water quality and reduces
erosion and harsh chemicals. Seagrass, salt marshes, mangroves, and coral reefs are a
secure home for species who live in the coastal areas, provide food and nursery.
Species that can be found in the nursery are tiny invertebrates, snappers, large fishes,
groupers, crabs, some sharks, turtles, marine mammals, shrimp, and coastal birds.
These habitats, being so close to the land, are running in danger of irreversible damage
because of poor land practices and environmental threats since 1950. Coastal habitats
also give back to us by improving the water quality, consuming toxic chemicals from the
land, like farming chemicals, protecting from sea-level, and coastal erosion.
If this agreement can successfully save and improve the environment, it would
save the coastal habitats. This in return will help us in the future. It will be able to make
the environment better for the species that live in the wild. If we don't stop and take
action now, by the next century some crucial species in the coastal areas will disappear
and others will decrease. These losses will have vital results on the planet in the future.
This is important to me because I live on the Earth and we can't continue to not notice
the damage we have caused to our own home. If we don't do this now there won't be
much to save in the future.
References:
https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/what-is-the-paris-agreement
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2019/05/31/paris-agreement-could-be-key-toprotecting-coastal-habitats
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/plants-algae/seagrass-and-seagrass-beds
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2019/10/29/coastal-wetlands-can-help-countr
ies-fight-climate-change-and-meet-paris-agreement-goals
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/paris-climate-agreement-everything-you-need-know
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