recent scientific discovery could help to expand these programs in SIDS through the use of coastal vegetation to filter dangerous microplastics, the most abundant form of marine plastic debris. Research has determined that underwater seagrass in coastal areas can be used to actually clean up this plastic debris. The observed seagrass ecosystem trapped microplastics in natural bundles of fiber until they eventually left the marine environment through bleaching — a technique which SIDS could harness, in the future, to combat plastic pollution. Ultimately, this newly discovered benefit of seagrass only adds to the importance of their protection and restoration through the management of coastal areas. 

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