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“Greater than the Amazon”: Bahamas pitches seagrass meadows carbon project to international buyers

Published 09:15 on January 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:15 on January 8, 2025  / /  Americas, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Bahamas is preparing to launch a new seagrass meadows conservation project under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in the coming months, with a senior official telling Carbon Pulse the area under consideration has a CO2 sequestration rate “greater than the Amazon forest”.
The Bahamas is preparing to launch a new seagrass meadows conservation project under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in the coming months, with a senior official telling Carbon Pulse the area under consideration has a CO2 sequestration rate “greater than the Amazon forest”.


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