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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...

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 (@)...

Update: all recordings from Blue Forest Week 2021 can be found on the Norwegian Blue Forests Network website: https://nbfn.no/videos/*****

Contributing authors: Olivia Polkinghorne, GRID-Arendal; Steven Lutz, GRID-Arendal; Rahma Kivugo, Mikoko Pamoja Community Organization; Montserrat Alban, Conservation International Ecuador; Xavier Chalen, Conservation International Ecuador

The Blue Forests Project held its final webinar yesterday, marking the close of the Month of Blue Forests webinar series and the Communities, Climate and Coastal Ecosystems showcase event. Below is a summary of each event. To catch up with recordings from all...

Washington, DC (July 6, 2021) —The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was founded to regulate whaling. Today, it also increasingly focuses on the value of live whales for planetary health. A new workshop report confirms the great ecological value of whales to help...

On June 9, 2021, the Blue Marine Foundation held an online conference titled, “Blue Carbon - A New Conservation Frontier?”. In anticipation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26), the goal of the conference was to explore the role of...

Please register to attend the event hereOn Tuesday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 16, the UNEP / GEF Blue Forests Project will be hosting an online showcase event titled, “Communities, Climate and Coastal Ecosystems: Harnessing the value of blue forests to achieve...

Oceanic blue carbon is a new concept recognizing how carbon can be fixed and stored in the ocean and seafloor sediments through the actions and influences of living marine organisms (e.g., fish, krill, sea turtles, and marine mammals such as whales and...

The Norwegian Government has granted approximately 327 million Norwegian kroner towards blue forests projects in 25 countries around the world since 2015In celebration of Earth day, the Norwegian Blue Forest Network (NBFN) has launched a landscape mapping of Norwegian...