We refer to freshwater (non- tidal) wetlands as ‘Teal Carbon’ ecosystems.

Equivalent to coastal wetlands, they have the capacity to regulate greenhouse gases. However, their degradation due to land-use change, pollution, water extraction, and landscape modification can release high levels of carbon dioxide and methane back into the atmosphere.

Our research programs aim to quantify the carbon sink capacity of freshwater wetlands, as well as identify the best management practices to increase the abatement of carbon emissions.

Our Teal Carbon programs