by Blue Forests Project | Aug 8, 2016 | Exposure News
This is an update from our project partner in IUCN, Dorothee Herr."For the last few months IUCN has focused on assessing the Small Scale Initiative's (SSI) policy situation. While I was on maternity leave, fantastic colleagues have steadily researched and...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 29, 2016 | Exposure News
This research describes the shift that has taken place since the 1990's in the southern African development-conservation paradigm – from an approach that emphasized centralized management and wildlife protection, to one that better incorporates...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 29, 2016 | Exposure News
Coastal and marine ecosystems are under significant threat. Between 2-7% of the earth's blue carbon sinks are lost annually, and if more action is not taken immediately to restore these vital ecosystems, most may be lost within 20 years.The benefits of seagrass...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 28, 2016 | Exposure News
A recent study, published by Data Mares, highlights the vital ecosystem service that mangroves provide as productive fish nursery habitat, particularly for yellow snapper in the Gulf of California. Mangroves are snapper generatorsAccording to this study, "each...
by Blue Forests Project | Jan 28, 2016 | Exposure News
Thanks to advice and support of Prof. Cath Lovelock, a member of the Blue Forests Carbon Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel, the Madagascar intervention recently installed the first mangrove Rod Surface Elevation Tables (RSETs) in Africa. We are using RSETs to...
by Blue Forests Project | Jan 5, 2016 | Exposure News
Coastal wetlands have been the focus of conservation and restoration efforts for over a century with the goal of preserving biodiversity and generating benefits to local communities.A diverse portfolio of financing sources has been used for supporting conservation and...
by Blue Forests Project | Nov 24, 2015 | Exposure News
A new methodology to encourage coastal restoration across the globe has been approved by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). The Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration (VM0033) is the first globally applicable greenhouse gas accounting methodology for...
by Blue Forests Project | Oct 7, 2015 | Exposure News
SAIIA's Governance of Africa's Resources Programme (GARP) works to improve policies governing Africa's abundant natural resources. The programme analyses the key local, continental and global trends influencing the management, use, development and...
by Blue Forests Project | Oct 1, 2015 | Exposure News
Understanding how climate change affects the oceans is key to the future of Small Island Developing States.Arendal, Norway, 1 October 2015 – A new international initiative called Blue Guardians was recently launched by Former U.S. President Clinton to help...
by Blue Forests Project | Sep 30, 2015 | Exposure News
The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is currently involved in a number of blue carbon initiatives, the focus of which is our Blue Carbon offset program, SeaGrass Grow!SeaGrass Grow! is an innovative carbon offset program that protects and restores seagrass habitats by providing...
by Blue Forests Project | Sep 29, 2015 | Exposure News
Five Masters of Environmental Management students at Duke University have partnered with LabEx Mer to create a Blue Carbon Science Toolkit. The goal of the toolkit is to provide resource managers with key information on how to estimate carbon content of coastal...
by Blue Forests Project | Sep 16, 2015 | Exposure News
The Blue Forests Project is working with the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) in upscaling the activities of Mikoko Pamoja in Vanga at the south coast of Kenya. Mikoko Pamoja is a small-scale carbon offset facility involving mangroves. Started in...
