The Blue Carbon Lab is delighted to announce the successful funding of its project “Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration” by the Biodiversity Response Planning (BRP) of the Department of Environment, Land and Planing of Victoria (DELWP). The Wetland Restoration project aims to rehabilitate more than 100 ha of our coastal zones, while developing and testing keyRead more
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Want to learn why mangroves are natural superheros? Featuring in the kids show Scope TV, scientists from the Blue Carbon Lab explain the importance of Mangroves for carbon storage and climate change mitigation. Show aired in Australia on Sunday 26th August on Channel Eleven (10am). Follow the link to watch episode (63). Skip to theRead more
PhD students Sarah Treby & Katy Limpert are running a mesocosm experiment with freshwater #MUSSELS! They are testing whether mussels have the capacity to improve the water conditions from the inland wetlands they inhabit. Freshwater mussels were collected from West Gippsland and have been exposed to the murky water and sediments provided by Ballerine LandcareRead more
Another amazing citizen science day at Towra Point. The day kicked-off with HSBC employees taking part of a questionnaire research led by Dr. Emma Mckinley [Cardiff University, UK]. Through a series of short surveys, she is testing whether immersive experiences can change attitudes towards “uncharismatic” wetlands. Participants were then immersed into the world of corporateRead more
What an exciting first half of 2018! We launched our Citizen Science program, celebrated the first anniversary of the TeaComposition H2O, published more than 20 papers, and welcomed two new members to our BCL team! We are thrilled to share BCL top stories with you. Big News. The northern hemisphere celebrates Researchers participating in ourRead more
A survey of international environmental experts suggests that attitudes to the decommissioning of offshore infrastructure, such as oil platforms, have shifted. Almost 95% of the experts, drawn from 10 nations across academia, government and industry, believe that a more flexible, case-by-case, approach to equipment removal would be better for the environment. Obsolete offshore infrastructure, includingRead more
Victoria’s inland wetlands lock away the annual emissions of 185,000 people, or roughly the population of Geelong, according to the state’s first ever tally of the valuable environmental resources. The tally, which came to three million tons of CO2 each year, was gathered by researchers from the Deakin School of Life and Environmental Sciences’ BlueRead more
Mangrove forests are among the most carbon-dense ecosystems in the world and valuable sinks for carbon emissions released into the atmosphere. Now a global map of soil carbon in mangrove forests at 30 m spatial resolution could support new ecosystem services policy tools for rewarding the preservation of major environmental assets. “We felt that working atRead more
Citizen scientists from HSBC & Qantas joined the first Sydney field trip of the #BlueCarbonArmy. The field trip started with talks from HSBC, Earthwatch and the Blue Carbon lab introducing key concepts such as “Sustainability”, “Natural Capital” and “Carbon Sequestration”. Then, we travelled to the saltmarsh and mangrove system of Towra Point Nature reserve (oneRead more
Australia’s offshore oil and gas structures are starting to come to the end of their lifespans — and while the default is currently to completely remove them from the ocean, some experts believe they should remain where they are. BCL scientist Peter Macreadie highlights “many of these structures become reefs and important habitats for marineRead more
