A conservationist named Dr Richard Unworth has launched Project Seagrass, a global initiative to bring back the underwater meadows that coastal ecosystems and the communities living alongside them rely on. The project responds to a sharp decline in seagrass habitats around the United Kingdom, where the loss is reported to be roughly 90 percent.
Seagrass beds are easy to overlook. They sit beneath the surface of shallow coastal waters, yet they help stabilise sediment, shelter young fish and other marine life, and store carbon. When these meadows disappear, the knock-on effects reach far beyond the seabed, touching fishing grounds and the wider health of the coastline.
The effort was highlighted in a short video from BBC Earth, part of a social series titled Fixing the Planet, which is sponsored by Speed and Scale. The clip presents Unworth's work as one example of practical action to repair damaged natural systems, with its focus on restoration rather than only on documenting loss.
The available material does not say how large the project is, where its restoration sites are located, or what results have so far been achieved. Those details remain to be reported as the initiative develops.
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