Director of the Bue Carbon Lab, Peter Macreadie joins efforts to demonstrate the importance of Maldivian mangroves and seagrass meadows. Invited by the Maldives Underwater Initiative (Six Senses Laamu), Peter Macreadie recently visited the Maldives to support local efforts to highlight the ecosystem services provided by coastal wetlands. Similar to several Indo-Pacific islands, Maldives isRead more
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Date: October 25, 2019 Participants: HSBC, QBE, BCD travel Site: Towra Point, Sydney Research: Variability of Blue Carbon stocks across coastal vegetated systems Mangroves, saltmarsh, swamp oaks …… the #BlueCarbonArmy sampled it all! Our hot and sunny Citizen Science day began at the HSBC’s Barangaroo office where HSBC, Earthwatch, and the Blue Carbon Lab gaveRead more
Spring Sampling for BRP Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program Last week, Sept 30 to Oct 03 the #VicWetlandRehab team headed to our Gippsland Lakes and Western Port rehabilitation sites to continue pre-restoration surveys. The team collected greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide and methane) flux measurements, soil cores for carbon stock analysis, and vegetation surveys. In Gippsland,Read more
Date: Sept 26-27, 2019 Participants: HSBC, Next DC, Allens, Energetics, ANZ Site: Towra Point, Sydney Research: Variability of Blue Carbon stocks across coastal vegetated systems Two days of data collection at Towra point !! Citizen Scientists from Sydney joined us in the field on Sept 26 and 27. Days started early at HSBC’s Barangaroo officeRead more
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
The Coastal Victorian Wetland Restoration Program has officially wrapped up the first year of work! In June 2019, members from the Blue Carbon Lab (BCL) traveled to Gippsland Lakes and Bass River for the first fieldwork trip for the project. BCL is working with Greening Australia down in Gippsland on private land next to LakeRead more
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
In the first half of 2019, BCL team members were on the hunt for aquatic and marine fungi as part of the global citizen science program FunAqua. FunAqua participants collect water and sediment samples for genomic sequencing by the FunAqua team in Estonia. The ultimate aim will be to document global fungal diversity and identifyRead more
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
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
