Are you keen to join a citizen science workshop on wetland restoration? Join us next Friday, January 28th, for a citizen scienceRead more

This year’s Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards have been announced and we are excited to share that Professor Peter MacreadieRead more

Hobsons Bay City Council (HBCC) is one of the first Australian city councils to recognize the importance of coastal ecosystems by assessingRead more

The finalists for the 2021 Premier’s Sustainability Awards have been announced, and the Victoria Coastal Wetland Rehabilitation Program is on the list!Read more

The BCL has been awarded a 2021 Community Volunteer Action Grant by the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning. This fundingRead more

The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program, funded by the Victorian Government, Deakin University and The Nature Conservancy, was a finalist in theRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab is all about using cutting-edge blue carbon research to mitigate climate change, while supporting aquatic biodiversity, economic growth,Read more

The Blue Carbon Lab has received funding from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation to “Build the Blue Carbon Business Case: Cost-benefit analysisRead more

New Fellowship We are thrilled that our scientist Dr Martino Malerba has received a DECRA Fellowship! This prestigious fellowship from the ARCRead more

This project will build on the previous work achieved through the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program, in which the Blue Carbon Lab,Read more

Truganina Swamp is a 175-ha wetland of Biodiversity Significance, providing critical habitat for threatened and protected fauna as well as threatened saltmarshRead more

Historically natural coastal wetlands were converted to pastureland to maximize available farming area along Victoria’s coast. However, these coastal pastures limited theRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab has received $200,000 of funding from the Helen MacPherson Smith Trust for the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program. This funding will be used to build uponRead more

This week is NAIDOC week, where we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme is Heal Country, whichRead more

Farm dam fieldwork 🐮🤠 Only a few days before the onset of Melbourne lockdown, two intrepid BCL members, Noyan and Pawel, completedRead more

Why read a story when you can jump into it and live the story for yourself? Immerse yourself in a StoryMap aboutRead more

At the Blue Carbon Lab, we are happy to host volunteers and interns who visit the lab to learn about coastal wetlandsRead more

It has not been until recently that seaweeds, also known as macroalgae, are getting greater consideration as a substantial source of blueRead more

When Dr. Maria del Mar Palacios led Blue Carbon Lab teammates and volunteers to the start of the Citizen Science project inRead more

Guest Author: Dr. Stacey Trevathan-Tackett So does that mean you’re the tea bag lady? Yes, I suppose it does. In 2017, theRead more

Back in October 2020, Chase Aghan – Project Officer (Forest, Fire and Parks) for Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and Dr BradRead more

In partnership with Prudence Consultancy and the Ministry of Climate Change (Government of Pakistan), the Blue Carbon Lab will estimate for theRead more

ENERGY VOICENov 25, 2020 | By Allister Thomas Peter Macreadie, professor at Australia’s Deakin University and chair of the NDRI research initiative,Read more

The Blue Carbon Lab has been announced as a finalist in the Education category of the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 for ourRead more

 IMBRSea Master students studying the impacts of bund walls and tidal reinstatement on greenhouse gas emissions have graduated! In January 2020 weRead more

Two great scientists have received international awards to join our lab during 2021! Dr Rodrigo González Valencia Rodrigo completed his PhD inRead more

The Great Barrier Reef’s hidden capacity to store huge amounts of carbon has been identified in a world-first study that has alsoRead more

The Australian Ethical Foundation has invested funding through their strategic grant into a 3-year PhD scholarship for the Blue Carbon Lab toRead more

A new study has, for the first time, put a dollar value on the contribution of Australia’s coastal ecosystems as breeding groundsRead more

The Seven News Young Achiever Awards acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of all young people in New SouthRead more