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NATURAL CAPITAL

Evaluating coastal natural capital to support smart decision making investments

Coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses, are Australia’s forgotten coastal habitats. However, these habitats provide many benefits to humans including supporting coastal fisheries, protecting our coastlines, storing carbon (aka Blue Carbon) and providing areas for tourism and recreational activities.

These benefits are vital not only for our health and wellbeing, but are also critical for the long-term resilience and survival of our planet. However, managers, planners and economists often struggle to include the social, cultural and economic value derived from nature into economic decision-making, and hence, the true value of nature’s enormous wealth is often left unaccounted or undervalued.

Our Programs

Mapping Ocean Wealth

The Australian Mapping Ocean Wealth report quantified and mapped the value ($) of services provided by Australian coastal wetlands. It represents three years of marine ecosystem service research, spatial mapping and communication for coastal wetlands in south-eastern Australia by several of Australia’s leading marine science and conservation institutions.

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Guide to Valuing Coastal Wetlands

This project, funded by the Australian Government and in collaboration with universities and industry agencies across Australia, is developing a guide for groups setting up restoration projects focusing on blue carbon ecosystems with how best to value and measure success.

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Dr Paul Carnell

Blue Carbon Lab
  • Home
  • About
    • What we are about
    • Who we are
  • Research
    • Blue Carbon
      • Seychelles Blue Carbon
      • Queensland Blue
      • Victoria’s Blue Carbon
      • Western Australia Blue
      • Blue Carbon Management
      • Tea Composition H2O
    • Teal Carbon
      • Farm dams
      • Floating wetlands
      • Revitalising Australia’s Freshwater Wetlands
    • Valuing Ecosystem Services
      • Mapping Ocean Wealth
      • Guide to Valuing Coastal Wetlands
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Coastal Wetland Restoration
        • The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program
        • Restoring Avalon’s wetlands
        • Regenerating Our Coasts
        • Enabling Blue Carbon Markets
      • Kelp restoration
      • Freshwater Wetland Restoration
    • Citizen Science
      • HSBC citizen science
      • GeelongPort citizen science
    • Microplastics
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Publications
  • News
  • Opportunities
  • Contact
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