What are blue forests?
Mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, saltwater marshes – these and other ‘blue forests’ are vital for coastal and island communities. They are also significant for our global climate.
The GEF Blue Forests Project
The first global-scale assessment of values associated with coastal ecosystem services, providing improved management, raised awareness, tools for global application.
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Oceans & Blue Carbon at COP27
This "live blog" features oceans, blue forests, and coastal and oceanic blue carbon related side events and discussions at UNFCCC COP27 (6 - 18 Nov). This post will be updated throughout the COP.For any suggested updates or edits please email: steven.lutz...
Oceans & Blue Carbon at COP26
This live blog features oceans, blue forests, and coastal and oceanic blue carbon related side events at UNFCCC COP26 (31 Oct - 12 Nov). 31 events are listed. This post will be updated throughout the COP.For any suggested updates or edits please email: steven.lutz (@)...
Announcing Blue Forest Week 2021: Solutions
Update: all recordings from Blue Forest Week 2021 can be found on the Norwegian Blue Forests Network website: https://nbfn.no/videos/*****