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
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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
The Australian Ethical Foundation has invested funding through their strategic grant into a 3-year PhD scholarship for the Blue Carbon Lab to further research in coastal wetland restoration. Australian Ethical is an ethical and sustainable investment company that endeavours to create the most impact through the Australian Ethical Foundation, through their community grants program, strategic multi-year grants and impactRead more
A new study has, for the first time, put a dollar value on the contribution of Australia’s coastal ecosystems as breeding grounds for fish. Researchers from Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab calculated that a single hectare of seagrass supports 55,000 more fish a year compared to seabed without vegetation. This represents a commercial value ofRead more
The Seven News Young Achiever Awards acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of all young people in New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia up to and including 29 years of age as of 31st December each year. Dr Melissa Wartman was nominated and selectedRead more
Qantas Future Planet and HSBC Australia have committed additional funds to extend research exploring the Blue Carbon opportunities in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, as part of their corporate efforts to build a sustainable future and support natural climate solutions. Research funds from Qantas Future Planet and HSBC Australia will be injected to the program ‘QueenslandRead more
Preliminary results from our Queensland Blue program reveal coastal wetlands from the Great Barrier Reef catchment hold 111 million tonnes of carbon stocks. Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is widely known for the beauty and diversity of its corals and fishes. However, research funded by the QLD’s Land Restoration Fund Pilot Project Grant isRead more
A new study has, for the first time, put a value on the contribution of coastal ecosystems to the diet of fish, estimating it is worth $80 million a year to Australian fisheries. The study by researchers at Deakin University’s Centre for Integrative Ecology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences looked at seagrass,Read more
Continue reading … Dr. Mel Wartman from the Blue Carbon Lab wrote a community engagement piece about Blue Carbon and the #VicWetlandRehab Program for Connected to Port Phillip. The Connected to Port Phillip initiative, from Remember The Wild, aims to inspire new and stronger connections with the extraordinary ecosystem of Port Phillip Bay and support those whoRead more
