When Dr. Maria del Mar Palacios led Blue Carbon Lab teammates and volunteers to the start of the Citizen Science project in Feb 2020, we did not anticipate it to be such a bumpy road with a big boom event at its end in Feb 2021. We endured through one of the world’s strictest COVID-19Read more
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Guest Author: Dr. Stacey Trevathan-Tackett So does that mean you’re the tea bag lady? Yes, I suppose it does. In 2017, the global initiative TeaComposition H2O began with the aim of better understanding decomposition processes in wetland and aquatic ecosystems. Over 100 participants from 30 countries joined the initiative, deploying green and rooibos Lipton teaRead more
It is with great sadness the unexpected passing of David Rhodes (November 19, 1958 – December 5, 2020). Dave was the director and senior archaeologist at Heritage Insight Pty Ltd, which he founded in 2000 and is one of the longest-running cultural heritage management companies in Victoria. Dave was responsible for all aspects of theRead more
Back in October 2020, Chase Aghan – Project Officer (Forest, Fire and Parks) for Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and Dr Brad Farmilo – Senior Scientist & Plant ecologist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (DELWP) presented at the State-Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams (SWIFFT) seminars series on native grasslands. They used the workRead more
In partnership with Prudence Consultancy and the Ministry of Climate Change (Government of Pakistan), the Blue Carbon Lab will estimate for the first time the potential carbon stocks of blue carbon ecosystems in the country and develop a roadmap for future opportunities to advance blue carbon knowledge in the country. The project is funded byRead more
ENERGY VOICENov 25, 2020 | By Allister Thomas Peter Macreadie, professor at Australia’s Deakin University and chair of the NDRI research initiative, said the industry needs to “open its doors” to marine studies to ensure decom decisions are underpinned “by high-quality and independent science”. Speaking at the Oil and Gas UK Decommissioning Conference, Professor Macreadie saidRead more
The Blue Carbon Lab has been announced as a finalist in the Education category of the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 for our HSBC Blue Carbon Citizen Science Program. The HSBC Blue Carbon Citizen Program, funded by HSBC, Deakin University and Earthwatch, educates Australia’s corporate executives in climate change knowledge, empowering them to build a sustainableRead more
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IMBRSea Master students studying the impacts of bund walls and tidal reinstatement on greenhouse gas emissions have graduated! In January 2020 we welcomed Rebecca Morrow and Amanda de la Rosa into the Blue Carbon Lab to undertake a 6-month research project to complete their Masters degree. Upon their arrival, they started to build their experimentalRead more
