When you think about eating seaweed you most likely think of seaweed on a beach or taste it in a sushi roll?Read more

Last week, the BCL team had engaging discussions with Beach Energy employees about the importance of coastal wetlands and blue carbon forRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab, with the help of local consultants, is working with the Seychelles Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate ChangeRead more

Two different groups of citizen scientists, staff members from Intrepid Travel and students from Holmesglen TAFE, have joined a team of researchersRead more

Located in the Western Indian Ocean, the Seychelles archipelago contains some of the most thriving and diverse coastal ecosystems on the planet. BestRead more

Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab is continuing its relationship with HSBC, with confirmation of funding for a new project. The two-year partnershipRead more

The GeelongPort #BlueCarbonArmy visited former Avalon saltponds to survey the naturally-rehabilitated saltmarsh and measure the carbon gains. Twenty new participants joined theRead 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 andRead more

GeelongPort staff joined our BCL scientists in the field to sample carbon stocks from healthy and degraded saltmarsh communities in Corio Bay.Read more

BCL is pleased to announce a new partnership with GeelongPort seeking to raise awareness on the value of Corio Bay’s costal ecosystemsRead more

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