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It has not been until recently that seaweeds, also known as macroalgae, are getting greater consideration as a substantial source of blue carbon. They have been previously overlooked because they grow on hard surfaces, and therefore don’t facilitate the accretion of carbon within their habitat, like accreting coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, andRead more

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

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

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

 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

Two great scientists have received international awards to join our lab during 2021! Dr Rodrigo González Valencia Rodrigo completed his PhD in Biotechnology and Bioengineering from the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico (2014) and has held several positions as a postdoctoral fellow and scientist in numerous Mexican research institutions.  He has a vast experience measuring greenhouseRead more

The Great Barrier Reef’s hidden capacity to store huge amounts of carbon has been identified in a world-first study that has also revealed its potential to play a key role in climate change mitigation. Researchers from Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab have, for the first time, calculated the Great Barrier Reef’s blue carbon capacity andRead more