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SIEAL Maps the Blue Carbon Beneath Kenya’s Mangroves

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A JKUAT research lab in Nairobi uses satellite imagery, spaceborne LiDAR, underwater video, and machine learning to measure mangrove carbon storage and biodiversity.

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SIEAL’s workflow joins remote sensing with field and underwater evidence rather than treating blue-carbon measurement as a carbon-only exercise. The homepage names Mwache Creek in Mombasa as its primary field site and reports a preliminary estimate covering 2,890 hectares of mangrove forest. Its biodiversity work uses stereo-video transects and computer vision, while the stated Deep-BII extension targets ecosystems below 200 metres.

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