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The Australian Ethical Foundation has invested funding through their strategic grant into a 3-year PhD scholarship for the Blue Carbon Lab toRead more
Research Programs
The Blue Carbon Labs’ in-house expertise spans ecology, biogeochemistry, microbiology, environmental economics, modeling and mapping/remote sensing. Our research is divided into 6 major programs:
Wetland Carbon
Managing coastal and freshwater wetlands for maximum carbon sequestration.
Ecosystem Restoration
Preparing and adapting to the impacts of the climate change and urban development on our wetlands.
Citizen Science
Empowering communities to fight climate change, while contributing to Blue Carbon research.
Marine Biosecurity
Preventing and responding from pests and diseases that threaten Australia’s marine environment.
Ecosystem Services
Quantifying the value of wetland ecosystems services to support smart decision making and investments.
Decommissioning of O&G infrastructure
Optimal environmental outcomes for decommissioning of obsolete offshore oil and gas infrastructure.
Research Updates
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedTraining and pre-restoration vegetation surveys are underway! In partnership with Coastcare Victoria and the Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) we hosted a vegetationRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are Closed12 months of greenhouse gas and vegetation data collection completed! With the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions, the Blue Carbon Lab wasRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedThanks to project cost savings we’ve been able to install additional protection of Saltmarsh Habitat in Western Port! After the completion ofRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedTime for tea! Exploring rates of carbon decomposition in different saltmarsh community types. As part of the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program,Read more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedA new study has, for the first time, put a dollar value on the contribution of Australia’s coastal ecosystems as breeding groundsRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedAs part of the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration program, works are underway on our Gippsland Lakes saltmarsh site with vegetation monitoring andRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedThe 2020 BCL Newsletter is hot off the press: Catch our year in review and the latest update from our programs! Read:Read more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedThe Seven News Young Achiever Awards acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of all young people in New SouthRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedThe Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program (#VicWetlandRehab) targets several threatened, high-priority conservation areas (including RAMSAR-listed wetlands that are critical for migratory andRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedDevelopment of a Restoration Action Plan is underway! Researchers from UNSW Water Research Lab are creating a hydrodynamic model to test restorationRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedMaster’s students from the Blue Carbon Lab are investigating the impacts of tidal restriction and tidal reinstatement on saltmarsh sediments. Saltmarshes areRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedScientists from the Blue Carbon Lab have begun measuring ebullition from retired sewage treatment freshwater ponds #EbullitionMission In 2019 we sampled aRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedQantas Future Planet and HSBC Australia have committed additional funds to extend research exploring the Blue Carbon opportunities in Queensland’s Great BarrierRead more
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By Blue Carbon Lab | Comments are ClosedBlue Carbon Lab’s scientists undertook intensive seagrass fieldwork to understand the factors that structure seagrass food web as part of the GlobalRead more
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