Blue Carbon Blog back on-line
March 2013
Dear colleagues,
The blog has been out of service for a wee bit. Blue carbon posts will be updated and post-dated from Nov 2012 till March 2013.
Best wishes,
Steven
Seagrass and Blue Carbon Emissions
Seagrasses are an important store of ‘blue carbon’ (Image credit Blue Climate Solutions). Seagrass decline releasing large quantities of carbon Oct. 25, 2012 / European Commission, Environment DG Grasses growing at the bottom of our oceans lock away large quantities of ‘blue carbon’, according to a new study. The results suggest that the soil that…
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Legal implications of blue carbon By Ben Milligan, on 25 October 2012 Matthew Potenski (Marine Photobank The Centre for Law and Environment has recently commenced a research project entitled Binding blue carbon: developing global legal and policy responses to an emerging risk of climate change. Ben Milligan is the project’s principal investigator. Contributions are also…
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Researchers from VIMS and Rutgers University have published on the potentially significant role fish may play in the marine carbon cycle, through the production of carbon-rich fecal pellets (fish poo) which rapidly sink to the seafloor, sequestering carbon and thereby mitigating climate change on potentially millennial timescales. _____________________________ Study shows small fish can play a…
DetailsConference: Blue Carbon in Coastal Community Development
A blue carbon conference, hosted by Counterpart International, will take place at Washington D.C. tomorrow, Friday 12th, 2012. Counterpart International’s Conference on Coastal Community Development ____________________________ Counterpart International | Arlington, USA, Mar 6th, 2012 | story provided by Lauren Oschman Counterpart International to announce climate-related “blue carbon” findings from the Dominican Republic Arlington, Va. — Counterpart International…
DetailsBlue Ventures in Madagascar, Pt. 3
The final episode of our three-volume featured series about Blue Ventures blue carbon activities in Madagascar. ____________________________ A Message from Madagascar’s Largest Mangrove Forest Blue Ventures | Madagascar, Sep 5th, 2012 | by Trevor Jones Greetings from Mahajamba bay, home of Madagascar’s largest mangrove ecosystem. The Blue Ventures Blue Forests team has been stationed here…
DetailsBlue Ventures in Madagascar, Pt. 2
Part 2 of our three-volume featured series about Blue Ventures blue carbon activities in Madagascar. ____________________________ Getting bogged down in Northern Madagascar; News from the Blue Carbon Team Blue Ventures | Madagascar, Jun 12th, 2012 | by Trevor Jones Greetings from Ambanja, in the north-west of Madagascar, where the Blue Venture’s (BV) Blue Forests and…
DetailsBlue Ventures in Madagascar, Pt. 1
Part 1 of a three-volume featured series about Blue Ventures blue carbon activities in Madagascar. ____________________________ When the going gets tough? The tough keep surveying: Exploring the mangrove forests of NW Madagascar. Blue Ventures | Madagascar, Mar 6th, 2012 | by Trevor Jones The Blue Forests and Coastal Communities (BFCC) team is currently in transit…
DetailsWetland Carbon Credits Approved Under VCS
An Restore America Estuaries-led (RAE) initiative aimed at creating greenhouse gas offset opportunities for coastal wetlands received approval under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) today, paving the way for increased private investment in wetland restoration and conservation projects through the issuance of internationally recognized carbon credits. ____________________________ Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Approves Wetland Restoration and…
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GEF Council Approves “Blue Forests” Project
GEF council members approve more than half a billion dollars worth of projects – the second largest GEF work program in its history Washington DC, November 9, 2011 Today the GEF Council, the governing body of the Global Environment Facility, approved an unprecedented large work program within the fifth replenishment cycle of the GEF.…
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