Mangroves- natural heroes to combat climate change
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Mangrove planting, Sor Diagne, Saint Louis<br />
Impact<br />
How <strong>to</strong> calculate the carbon compensation?<br />
One mangrove tree<br />
sequesters 12.3 kg CO 2<br />
per year<br />
One hectar mangrove forest<br />
sequesters 33.600 kg CO 2<br />
per year<br />
A round trip from Berlin <strong>to</strong><br />
Senegal with one s<strong>to</strong>pover in<br />
Spain emits approx. 951 kg CO 2<br />
In order <strong>to</strong> compensate your flight,<br />
you would need <strong>to</strong> plant approximately 77 mangrove trees within a year.