Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab is continuing its relationship with HSBC, with confirmation of funding for a new project. The two-year partnership will enable Deakin scientists to expand the program ‘Queensland Blue’ and conduct a feasibility assessment of sites within Great Barrier Reef catchments to identify pilot blue carbon projects which can be prioritised forRead more
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The GeelongPort #BlueCarbonArmy visited former Avalon saltponds to survey the naturally-rehabilitated saltmarsh and measure the carbon gains. Twenty new participants joined the GeelongPort #BlueCarbonArmy at the former Avalon saltworks (northeast of Corio Bay) to sample saltmarsh communities that are naturally recovering due to the collapse of tidal barriers. The Avalon region used to have healthyRead more
More than 30 scientists from Seychelles participated in a blue carbon technical workshop aimed at demonstrating state-of-the-art sampling techniques to quantify and monitor blue carbon stocks. Blue carbon is the carbon stored in marine ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes. These ecosystems are one of the world’s most efficient natural carbon sinks,Read more
GeelongPort staff joined our BCL scientists in the field to sample carbon stocks from healthy and degraded saltmarsh communities in Corio Bay. The citizen science day started with a series of educational talks where participants learned about coastal wetlands, blue carbon, and the role of nature-based solutions climate change mitigation. Citizen Scientists from the GeelongPortRead more
BCL is pleased to announce a new partnership with GeelongPort seeking to raise awareness on the value of Corio Bay’s costal ecosystems for climate change mitigation. The program will transform GeelongPort community members into citizen scientists, who advocate the protection and restoration of Victoria’s coastal wetlands and contribute to local blue carbon research. Corio BayRead more
Are you keen to join a citizen science workshop on wetland restoration? Join us next Friday, January 28th, for a citizen science day! We’ll begin with a presentation about coastal wetland research, then head to the Gippsland Lakes to collect data from the tidal marshes. Read more about the project in our briefing. Saltmarsh restorationRead more
This year’s Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards have been announced and we are excited to share that Professor Peter Macreadie was “Finalist 1” in the Emerging Leadership category! The AFR Higher Education Awards put the spotlight on institutions contributing significantly to Australian prosperity and quality of life. The entries are judged by anRead more
Hobsons Bay City Council (HBCC) is one of the first Australian city councils to recognize the importance of coastal ecosystems by assessing the blue carbon-storing potential in the region. The region (65 km²) boasts a range of blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves (2 ha), seagrass meadows (108 ha) and saltmarshes (251 ha). These ecosystems offerRead more
The finalists for the 2021 Premier’s Sustainability Awards have been announced, and the Victoria Coastal Wetland Rehabilitation Program is on the list! This program brings together a range of project partners and stakeholders to oversee the restoration of 600 hectares of critical wetland habitat. It is a nature based solution to sequester carbon, mitigating theRead more
The BCL has been awarded a 2021 Community Volunteer Action Grant by the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning. This funding will support a citizen science program all about microplastics and their role in coastal wetlands. Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing planetary threat affecting nearly every global marine and freshwater ecosystem, estimateRead more
