by Blue Forests Project | Nov 3, 2022 | Exposure News
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:...
by Blue Forests Project | Oct 29, 2021 | Exposure News
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:...
by Blue Forests Project | Oct 26, 2021 | Exposure News
Update: all recordings from Blue Forest Week 2021 can be found on the Norwegian Blue Forests Network website: https://nbfn.no/videos/*****
by Blue Forests Project | Sep 29, 2021 | Exposure News
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
by Blue Forests Project | Jul 15, 2021 | Exposure News
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...
by Blue Forests Project | Jul 7, 2021 | Exposure News
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...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 20, 2021 | Exposure News
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...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 7, 2021 | Exposure News
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...
by Blue Forests Project | May 7, 2021 | Exposure News
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...
by Blue Forests Project | Apr 23, 2021 | Exposure News
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...
by Blue Forests Project | Apr 18, 2021 | Exposure News
The seagrass infographics produced for UNEP's Out of the Blue seagrass report informed and contributed to discussions which helped Capo Verde's recognize seagrass ecosystems in thier NDC.
by Blue Forests Project | Jul 6, 2020 | Exposure News
Maps and Graphics from UNEP's Out Of the Blue report that synthesises current knowledge of seagrass ecosystems, highlights the many values they provide to people, and offers policy recommendations that fully recognise these values.All the seagrass maps and...
