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One year of Blue Carbon Citizen Science

By Blue Carbon Lab | Citizen Science, Fieldwork, HSBC | Comments are Closed | 16 September, 2019 | 0

Celebrating one year of the #BlueCarbonArmy!

In 2018, HSBC and Earthwatch Australia partnered with the Blue Carbon Lab (BCL) to develop a ‘citizen science’ program that empowered Australian industries to build a sustainable future, while advancing Deakin University’s research on coastal wetlands and climate change.

After one year of field operations and data collection activities, the program has had many exciting achievements and significant impact in both the industry and the research.

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participants from HSBC Australia, HSBC NZ and other partner institutions
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% of participants significantly increased knowledge on coastal systems
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Blue Carbon soil cores collected from 16 field trips in Sydney, Melbourne & Auckland
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Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education award for Industry Engagement (2019)

Industry Impact

So far we have upskilled >200 executive staff from 17 businesses (e.g. HSBC, Qantas, QBE, KPMG, Allens, NextDC, AusPost, EY), who are 70% more knowledgeable in the topics of natural capital and sustainable development. Participants have also increased their wellbeing, reconnected with nature, and bonded with their team.

Research impact

This program has boosted Blue Carbon research by enabling the execution of 7 research projects, supporting 16 data collection campaigns in 10 wetland sites, and leading to new collaborations with Higher Education institutions. Data collection has finalized for projects highlighted in yellow and the first papers are getting written!

Learn more about the Blue Carbon Citizen Science program

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Many thanks to all the participants of the #BlueCarbonArmy who have collected data and contributed to the success of this program !

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    • What we are about
    • Who we are
      • Professor Peter Macreadie
      • Dr Paul Carnell
      • Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett
      • Dr Maria del Mar Palacios
      • Dr Pawel Waryszak
      • Dr Melissa Wartman
      • Dr Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa
      • Dr Noyan Yilmaz
      • Dr Christina Birnbaum
      • Dr Martino Malerba
      • Dr Tiffany Sih
      • Dr Taryn Laubenstein
      • Dr Christina Asanopoulos
      • Ashley Whitt
      • Katy Limpert
      • Holger Jänes
      • Giuditta Bonetti
      • Jaya Kelvin
      • Charlie Townsin
      • Sarah Watson
      • Alejandro Navarro
      • Abbi Scott
      • Erlania
      • Yi Mei Tan
      • Oli Dalby
      • Interns and Volunteers
      • Alumni
  • Research
    • Wetland Carbon
      • Blue Carbon
        • Queensland Blue
        • Victoria’s Blue Carbon
        • Blue Carbon Management
      • Teal Carbon
        • Farm dams
        • Teal Wetlands for Carbon Offsetting
        • Victoria’s Teal Carbon
      • TeaComposition H2O
    • Ecosystem Services
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Wetland Restoration
      • Kelp & Segrass restoration
      • Maximising Teal Carbon capture
    • Citizen Science
      • HSBC citizen science
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Publications
  • Vacancies
  • News
  • Live feed
  • Donate
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