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Seagrass research and outreach in the Maldives

By Blue Carbon Lab | Fieldwork | Comments are Closed | 19 November, 2019 | 3

Director of the Bue Carbon Lab, Peter Macreadie joins efforts to demonstrate the importance of Maldivian mangroves and seagrass meadows.

Scientist collecting soil core from seagrass meadow. Blue carbon Lab

Invited by the Maldives Underwater Initiative (Six Senses Laamu), Peter Macreadie recently visited the Maldives to support local efforts to highlight the ecosystem services provided by coastal wetlands.

Similar to several Indo-Pacific islands, Maldives is committed to building a strong business case to protect tropical coastal wetlands given their importance for fish production, coastal protection, water purification and carbon storage (i.e., Blue Carbon).

However, being one of the lowest- countries on earth, Maldives is very susceptible to the effects of sea level rise and climate change. Investing in nature-based solutions is a priority to mitigate and adapt to extreme weather events.

Pete’s visit helped raise awareness on the value of marine ecosystems and the importance of their protection.

‘While many seagrass meadows around the world are being removed to obtain white-sandy tourist beaches, local communities in the Maldive are learning to protect their extensive seagrass meadows’.  ‘They now understand these ecosystems hold the key to successful fish production, carbon storage, and coastal protection’ Peter said.

During the visit Peter worked closely with local communities. He trained team members of the Maldives Underwater Initiative in the monitoring of mangroves and seagrass beds, as well as in the collection and processing of soil cores. Soil samples will be used to calculate the carbon storage potential of these coastal ecosystems.

The visit to Maldives finalised with several presentations to local groups, resort visitors, and a meeting with the Maldivian Ministers of Environment (Dr Hussain R. Hassan) and State (Dr. Abdulla Naseer).

Peter’s tweet recap from the Maldives trip:

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      • Dr Paul Carnell
      • Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett
      • Dr Maria M. Palacios
      • Dr Pawel Waryszak
      • Dr Melissa Wartman
      • Dr Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa
      • Dr Noyan Yilmaz
      • Dr Martino Malerba
      • Dr Lukas Schuster
      • Dr Tanveer Adyel
      • Dr Valentina Hurtado-McCormick
      • Dr Elodie Camprasse
      • Dr Sabiha Marine
      • Dr Vincent Raoult
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    • Wetland Carbon
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        • Seychelles Blue Carbon
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        • Farm dams
        • Floating wetlands
        • Revitalising Australia’s Freshwater Wetlands
      • Tea Composition H2O
    • Ecosystem services
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Coastal Wetland Restoration
        • The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program
        • Regenerating Our Coasts
        • Towards Blue Carbon Australian Carbon Credit Units
      • Kelp restoration
      • Freshwater Wetland Restoration
    • Citizen science
      • HSBC citizen science
      • GeelongPort citizen science
    • Microplastics
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Services
    • Wetland Carbon Assessments
    • Environmental Assessments
    • Environmental Restoration
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