Mitsubishi Electric Builds Conservation Fences to Protect Seagrass Off Iriomote Island, Okinawa and Donates Them to Taketomi Town
To support marine biodiversity as well as absorption and fixation of carbon dioxide
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
In Japan, Tape seagrass, a species of the Hydrocharitaceae family that grows to about one meter in length, exists in colonies found only in Yaeyama Islands, of which Iriomote is the largest and most important habitat. The Ministry of the Environment’s Red List quantifies assesses the risk of extinction for each species of wildlife living in Japan. Seagrasses, seaweeds, salt marshes and mangrove forests in coastal and marine ecosystems are major absorbers of so-called blue carbon, which is stored in their biomass and in the soil beneath them.
Through initiatives in diverse fields, Mitsubishi Electric is committed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, a major contributor to climate change. Through field surveys of blue-carbon ecosystems, the company has confirmed that tape seagrass serves as a spawning and breeding ground for marine life, and also absorbs and fixes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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