Teal Carbon

Published on 29 Mar 2025

• India’s first study on teal carbon, conducted at Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan highlights the importance of conserving wetlands to combat climate change.

• Teal carbon refers to carbon stored in non- tidal freshwater wetlands in vegetation, microbial biomass, and organic matter.

• Non-tidal freshwater wetlands are areas that are saturated with water for most of the year but are not influenced by tides

• Teal carbon plays a vital role in regulating greenhouse gases by sequestering (removing) carbon from the atmosphere, thus contributing to climate change mitigation.

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Keywords:

Teal Carbon wetland wetland ecosystem Climate change mitigation Climate change