SeaTrees
SeaTrees connects people with local partners restoring mangroves, coral reefs, kelp forests and seagrass meadows around the world (SeaTrees).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- "Seatrees" are ocean plants like A tree that grows in salty water along tropical coasts. Its tangled roots protect shores from waves and shelter young fish. Glossary, Large brown seaweed that grows in cool ocean water and forms underwater forests full of sea life. Glossary and Flowering plants that grow underwater in shallow seas, forming meadows that shelter animals and store carbon. Glossary.
- SeaTrees helps people plant and protect them with help from local teams.
- These plants give fish a home and protect beaches from big storms.
The Five W's of SeaTrees
Who
SeaTrees, which began as an initiative of Sustainable Surf, working with local restoration partners, scientists, brands, surfers and ocean advocates.
Source: SeaTrees, About
What
Restoring coastal A community of living things and the place they live, like a reef or a forest, all depending on each other. Glossary: mangrove forests, coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, coastal All the land where rain and snow drain into the same river or lake. Glossary and shellfish reefs.
Source: SeaTrees, About
When
Its first projects restored mangroves in Indonesia and kelp in California. Projects are active today.
Source: SeaTrees, About
Where
Mangroves in Kenya and Mexico, coral reefs in Costa Rica and Fiji, and kelp forests in Portugal and California, among other places.
Source: SeaTrees
Why
Coastal ecosystems support The variety of all living things in a place: plants, animals, fungi and tiny microbes. Glossary, strengthen coastal communities and store carbon, known as blue carbon.
Source: SeaTrees, About
Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · active
In Marereni, Kenya, SeaTrees partners with COBEC, which trains local people to run mangrove nurseries and monitor how the young trees grow.
Source: SeaTrees, Plant Mangroves in Kenya
For Further Information: SeaTrees, About
Mangroves, kelp and seagrass store carbon in their plants and in the mud below, which is called blue carbon.
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
In Kenya, community members earn income from the mangrove project, and mangroves help shield communities from storms and rising seas.
Source: SeaTrees, Plant Mangroves in Kenya
For Nature
Restored mangroves, kelp and seagrass give fish and other wildlife food and shelter. Learn more on our Mangroves, Kelp Forests and Seagrass pages.
Source: SeaTrees, About
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