Planted mangrove forests can sequester 75% of the carbon of intact stands within 20 to 40 years. This is the result of a study involving the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), which has just been published in the renowned journal Science Advances. The comprehensive analysis by an international team of researchers, led by the US Forest Service (USFS), provides new insights into the potential of mangrove restoration for climate protection.