Módulo 3: Superpotências das florestas azuis (PDF)

As florestas azuis, como os mangais, os sapais, as ervas marinhas e as algas, estão repletas de vida e são alguns dos
dos habitats mais diversos da Terra. O valor que proporcionam à vida acima e abaixo da água é imenso. As suas capacidades naturais para proporcionar uma vasta gama de benefícios são consideradas os seus superpoderes. As florestas azuis utilizam estes superpoderes para prevenir as alterações climáticas e proteger as comunidades costeiras dos seus impactos nocivos, como a subida do mar, as inundações e os ventos ciclónicos. Neste módulo, vamos aprender sobre a importância destes ecossistemas no apoio à pesca, no sequestro de carbono e nas suas aplicações para uso humano. Apesar do seu papel e dimensões
Apesar do seu papel e dimensões primordiais, infelizmente, os seres humanos ignoram continuamente os benefícios destes ecossistemas incríveis e estão a destruí-los a um ritmo alarmante.
Apesar das suas funções e dimensões primordiais, infelizmente, os seres humanos ignoram continuamente os benefícios destes ecossistemas incríveis e estão a destruí-los a um ritmo alarmante, embora as tendências recentes na conservação e recuperação de ecossistemas sejam promissoras para a melhoria das florestas azuis.

Módulo 3: Superpotências das florestas azuis (PDF)

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