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Home Archive by category "Citizen Science" (Page 3)

One year of Blue Carbon Citizen Science

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 16 September, 2019 | 0

Celebrating one year of the #BlueCarbonArmy! In 2018, HSBC and Earthwatch Australia partnered with the Blue Carbon Lab (BCL) to develop a ‘citizen science’ program that empowered Australian industries to build a sustainable future, while advancing Deakin University’s research on coastal wetlands and climate change. After one year of field operations and data collection activities,Read more

Field Recap Sydney #17

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 2 September, 2019 | 0

Date: August 29, 2019 Participants: HSBC, QBE, Allens Site: Towra Point, Sydney Research: Variability of Blue Carbon stocks across coastal vegetated systems Citizen Scientists work hard under the cold rain !! The day started early at HSBC’s Barangaroo office where HSBC, Earthwatch, and the Blue Carbon Lab gave presentations on corporate sustainability, natural capital andRead more

Recap Sydney field trip #16

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 20 June, 2019 | 0

Date: June 18, 2019 Participants: HSBC, EY, Allens Site: Towra Point, Sydney Research: Quantifying Blue Carbon in coastal swamp oaks Citizen Scientists study Sydney’s casuarina forest! In collaboration with Dr Jeff Kelleway (University of Wollongong), the Blue Carbon Lab is studying the variability of Blue Carbon stocks and fluxes across Australia’s coastal vegetated systems (mangrovesRead more

Recap Melb field trip #15

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 11 June, 2019 | 0

Date: June 7, 2019 Participants: HSBC, KPMG, Allens, ANZ, Next DC, Geelong Ports, Rotary, Auspost Site: Stony Creek, Melbourne Research: Quantifying Blue Carbon gains from mangrove restoration Melbourne mangrove restoration research completed! Despite the rainy week that preceded the field trip, the skies opened on Friday and the sun shinned on our #BlueCarbonArmy  🙂 The CitizenRead more

Recap Mel field trip #14

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 30 May, 2019 | 0

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

Recap SYD field trips #12 & 13

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 21 May, 2019 | 1

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

Recap MEL field trip #11

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 9 April, 2019 | 0

Date: April 8, 2019 Participants: HSBC, KPMG, Woodside energy, ANZ, AusPost, Ernst & Young Site: Stony Creek Backwash, Melbourne Research: Quantifying Blue Carbon gains from mangrove restoration From wasteland to wetland ! The day in the field kicked-off with Steve Wilson, president of Friends of Stony Creek, who introduced participants to the history and ecologyRead more

Recap AUCK field trip #10

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 4 April, 2019 | 1

Date: April 4, 2019 Participants: HSBC, Department of Conservation NZ Site: Pt Chevalier, Auckland Research: Quantifying Blue Carbon gains for mangrove expansion Citizen Scientists take part in NZ coring campaign! Auckland mangrove forests have expanded due to the high sediment load and low water flow within the bays. Although they are often seen like aRead more

Recap SYD field trip #9

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 19 March, 2019 | 0

Date: March 19, 2019 Participants: HSBC, Green Collar, Cairns Airport Site: Towra Point Nature Reserve, Sydney Research: Effects of Nutrient run-off on Blue Carbon stocks and fluxes Our Nutrient experiment comes to an end! The experiment, which looked at the effects of nutrient run-off on Blue Carbon stocks and fluxes, was set by citizen scientistsRead more

HSBC field trip #7 & #8 (AUCK)

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 20 December, 2018 | 0

Our Citizen Science program went international! The Blue Carbon Lab travelled to Auckland’s estuaries (Hobson Bay and Bayswater) to study the fast expansion of New Zealand ‘hobbit’ mangroves. Along NIWA scientists, Dr Carolyn Lundquist and Dr Richard Bulmer, participants collected deep soil cores (> 1m deep) and took diverse mangrove measurements along a 100 mRead more

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      • Farm dams
      • Floating wetlands
      • Revitalising Australia’s Freshwater Wetlands
    • Valuing Ecosystem Services
      • Mapping Ocean Wealth
      • Guide to Valuing Coastal Wetlands
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        • Enabling Blue Carbon Markets
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