Date: May 23, 2019 Participants: HSBC, Allens law firm, QBE insurance, Aesop Site: Stony Creek, Melbourne Research: Quantifying Blue Carbon gains from mangrove restoration Citizen Scientists take part of Mangrove Restoration research! Mangrove ecosystems have the ability to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and help us fight climate change. In big cities where carbon emissions reachRead more
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Date: May 16 and May 17, 2019 Participants: HSBC, Qantas, QBE, ANZ, EY, Next DC, Allens, Frasers Property, DHL Site: Towra Point, Sydney Research: Variability of Blue Carbon stocks across coastal vegetated systems Beautiful sunny days for both of our back-to-back trips at Towra Point. The days started early at HSBC’s Barangaroo office where HSBC,Read more
The Blue Carbon Lab has joined global efforts to understand the seagrass- bivalves -bacteria symbiosis and its role in preserving seagrass ecosystems. The global study led by Dr Jim de Fouw is investigating the nature of the interaction between (1) seagrasses, (2) lucinid bivalves and (3) bacteria found in coastal zones around the world. RecentRead more
