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

Qantas Future Planet and HSBC Australia have committed additional funds to extend research exploring the Blue Carbon opportunities in Queensland’s Great BarrierRead more

Preliminary results from our Queensland Blue program reveal coastal wetlands from the Great Barrier Reef catchment hold 111 million tonnes of carbonRead more

In partnership with the James Michel Foundation and Seychelles’ Ministry for Environment, Energy and Climate Change,  the Blue Carbon Lab will developRead more

A new study has, for the first time, put a value on the contribution of coastal ecosystems to the diet of fish,Read more

Continue reading … Dr. Mel Wartman from the Blue Carbon Lab wrote a community engagement piece about Blue Carbon and the #VicWetlandRehabRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab is about to embark in a 3 year program to disentangle the mechanisms underpinning the formation and stabilisationRead more

After three years of research, a team of leading marine experts from Deakin University and The Nature Conservancy have released a watershedRead more

They store and filter fresh water from rivers and catchments, support primary industries and provide habitats for hundreds of species, but didRead more

World experts set the agenda for coastal microbiome research with an international study highlighting the top seven themes where further research isRead more

In partnership with Greening Australia and the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, the Blue Carbon Lab is one of the recipientsRead more

The HSBC Blue Carbon citizen science program received the Industry Engagement award at the 2019 Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education awardsRead more

Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab has set the agenda for future research into blue carbon with an international study that poses theRead more

  Disturbing ancient carbon stores buried deep in coastal ecosystems can trigger the release of destructive greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, newRead more

Queensland government has announced funding to explore QLD’s Blue Carbon potential, including mapping of Blue Carbon stocks and sequestration rates.   TheRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab celebrates our PhD candidates Sarah Treby and Erlania have scored research scholarships to advance Blue Carbon research inRead more

A PhD project is available at the Blue Carbon Lab at Deakin University’s School of Life and Environmental Sciences to work with A/ProfRead more

New Deakin and University of Melbourne research has put a spotlight on the health of Port Phillip Bay, showing the effects ofRead more

ABC 730| Jan 21, 2019 | By Lauren Day For most people, marine biology conjures up images of dolphins, turtles and coralRead more

SUNDAY STAR TIMES| Auckland, NZ | Dec 16, 2018 | By Laine Moger An eye-watering suction sound burps from beneath the mangroveRead more

NEWSWEEKDec 12, 2018 | By Hannah Osborne The Great Barrier Reef has a meadow of deep-water seagrass that acts as a hugeRead more

A Deakin study quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions from farm dams for the first time has shown they are a significant contributorRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab is delighted to announce the successful funding of its project “Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration” by the Biodiversity ResponseRead more

 A survey of international environmental experts suggests that attitudes to the decommissioning of offshore infrastructure, such as oil platforms, have shifted. AlmostRead more

Victoria’s inland wetlands lock away the annual emissions of 185,000 people, or roughly the population of Geelong, according to the state’s firstRead more