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carbon sink

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noun

areas of vegetation, especially forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels

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Lamu hosts 70% of Kenya’s mangrove forests that provide a massive carbon sink and are vital breeding grounds for marine life and migratory birds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Weyerhaeuser also is selling its forests as a carbon sink to companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions or burnish their green credentials.

From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025

However, despite these stronger winds, data collected over recent decades show that the Southern Ocean remains a strong carbon sink.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

The ocean also produces half of the oxygen we breathe on land and is the largest carbon sink on Earth, absorbing about 30% of all carbon dioxide emissions from humans.

From Salon ● May 21, 2025

Data indicates that the southeastern Amazon has now turned from a carbon sink to a source.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024

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