![17 - March -2013, Mangroves, Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI), supported by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), last year launched a pioneering ‘Blue Carbon’ project that connects local coastal and marine ecosystem health with climate change mitigation. Early results of the assessments indicate Abu Dhabi’s mangroves have more value at their old age, than the newly planted mangroves. Fatima Al Marzooqi/The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J4YN7FW42EFAQQRBNU2SKZRXE4.jpg?smart=true&auth=f413eddd3e905526ef844764120228fd22bd5700302460388819ba855d76f078&width=400&height=225)
Mangroves are some of the UAE's most precious areas. Fatima Al Marzooqi /The National
Mangroves are some of the UAE's most precious areas. Fatima Al Marzooqi /The National
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