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Ministry of Environment presents blue economy as the ABC Agenda's bet for territorial development

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At the Second Colombian Bioeconomy Week in Barranquilla, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development presented the blue economy as one of the strategic bets of the ABC Agenda (Water, Biodiversity and Communities). Minister Fabio Arjona said conserving can also mean producing. Mangroves store about 462 million tons of CO2 equivalent and Caribbean marine soils 52 million, according to estimates in five areas of the country.

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  • The Ministry of Environment presented the blue economy as a strategic bet of the ABC Agenda at the Second Colombian Bioeconomy Week in Barranquilla.
  • The country's mangroves store about 462 million tons of CO2 equivalent; 90.2% in soil and 9.8% in above-ground biomass.
  • The Colombian Caribbean holds 52 million tons of CO2 equivalent in seagrass soils, according to estimates in five areas.
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