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Around 100 volunteers gathered on beaches in Yokohama to plant eelgrass seedlings beneath the water. The shallow waters around Tokyo Bay used to teem with eelgrass, but with the development of Japan's two largest cities, Tokyo and Yokohama nearby, the eelgrass died out.
The volunteers have been working for more than two decades, but they face an uphill struggle. Disease, pollution, and global warming are making it harder for seagrass to thrive.
Seagrass is a powerful ally in the fight against climate change. However, with global seagrass meadows shrinking by almost 7% annually, concerns about the conservation of seagrass are being raised.
Healthy oceans are crucial economically. The World Economic Forum tackles this through two initiatives:
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