by Blue Forests Project | Jan 19, 2018 | Exposure News
The Sultanate of Oman has been planting hundreds of thousands of mangrove seedlings over the past 17 years.Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that dense mangrove woodlands covered much of Oman's coastline and islands in ancient times. Now efforts to...
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 11, 2017 | Exposure News
The Blue Forests Project`s lead partner organization in Ecuador, Conservation International Ecuador (CI-Ecuador), has shared with us the story of the Ecuadorian coastal community of Las Huacas, a fishermen village that has fully committed to the sustainable management...
by Blue Forests Project | Nov 3, 2017 | Exposure News
Following multiple ‘blue carbon’ related NDC submissions to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC), the concept continues to herald nature-based solutions to climate change and will be profiled at a number of events during UNFCCC...
by Blue Forests Project | Oct 30, 2017 | Exposure News
As prepared for delivery.We are facing a global biodiversity crisis. The Living Planet Report estimates that we have lost 57 percent of biodiversity since 1970, and we stand to lose 68 percent by 2020. This is a crisis for all life on earth, including human life....
by Blue Forests Project | Oct 13, 2017 | Exposure News
One success that the Blue Forests Project is particularly proud of comes through co-finance from the United Arab Emirates and the Abu Dhabi Global Data Initiative (AGEDI).In November 2012, the Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project was initiated by the AGEDI and...
by Blue Forests Project | Aug 31, 2017 | Exposure News
Following the international policy engagement of the UN Environment/GEF Blue Forests Project, we were invited last month to lead the discussions on methodologies for assessing the blue carbon storage potential of seagrasses at the 1st International Workshop on the...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 16, 2017 | Exposure News
The destruction we are inflicting on the oceans is shocking – but there is hope as countries step up to reverse the decline, writes IUCN’s Dorothee Herr from the UN Ocean Conference which closes in New York today. The corridors are full; side-event rooms not big...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 15, 2017 | Exposure News
This week government representatives and a range of other stakeholders will be meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the Ocean Conference, coinciding with World Oceans Day on June 8.This is a crucial opportunity to assess progress and develop...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 14, 2017 | Exposure News
The ocean has a secret.I am very lucky to work in the field of ocean health. I grew up in a coastal English village, and spent a lot of time looking at the sea, wondering at its secrets. Now I’m working to preserve them.The ocean, as we know, is critical to all...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 8, 2017 | Exposure News
Why have we asked partners to submit a Blue Carbon Code of conduct to the UN Oceans Conference?This is a non-binding Voluntary Commitment, essentially a pledge to support the development of fair, socially just and accountable blue carbon projects. Our code comes from...
by Blue Forests Project | Apr 3, 2017 | Exposure News
Saltmarshes are extremely valuable but often overlooked blue forest ecosystems. They contribute to livelihoods locally and globally, through the associated ecosystem services they provide; including fish production, carbon storage and coastal protection. Despite their...
by Blue Forests Project | Mar 30, 2017 | Exposure News
Have you ever needed a good blue carbon-related image but couldn’t find one? Fear no more, list of free distribution non-commercial blue carbon related images is now available!The UN Environment/GEF Blue Forests Project is developing a database of relevant images that...
