by Blue Forests Project | Mar 30, 2020 | Exposure News
Today's new normal has been characterised by social distancing, quarantine measures and stay at home orders due to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). In early March the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global pandemic.As we...
by Blue Forests Project | Mar 23, 2020 | Exposure News
This 2020 theme for the International Day of Forests on 21 March is Forests and Biodiversity. It's an often-quoted fact that forests are home to 80 per cent of terrestrial biodiversity, but did you know that one type of tree also supports marine biodiversity—the...
by Blue Forests Project | Jan 9, 2020 | Exposure News
Nature-based solutions, such as planting trees, rehabilitating seagrass beds, or restoring mangroves, can help solve the climate crisis by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. An original story by Global Environment Facility.
by Blue Forests Project | Jan 9, 2020 | Exposure News
With support from the Global Environment Facility and the UN Environment Blue Forests Project, the Tahiry Honko project has launched in the Bay of Assassins. An original story by Blue Venture.The Tahiry Honko project is helping to tackle climate breakdown and build...
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 25, 2019 | Exposure News
Protecting and restoring mangrove swamps, salt marshes, seagrass meadows and kelp forests would halt biodiversity loss and soak up carbon emissions. An original story by Fred Pearce.
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 20, 2019 | Exposure News
The Nordic Blue Carbon project and the Norwegian Blue Forests Network explore blue carbon in a Scandinavian contextBlue carbon ecosystems include mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and saltwater marshes, which are noted for their ability to store and sequester...
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 19, 2019 | Exposure News
Blue carbon can store large amounts of carbon, but by themselves they’re not a solution to climate change. An original story by Oli Moraes.
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 12, 2019 | Exposure News
This week, Elizabeth Warren, senator from Massachusetts and a candidate for US president, issued a Blue New Deal for Our Oceans that strongly features ‘blue carbon’. Through initiatives such as the UN Environment Blue Forests Project, GRID-Arendal has long worked on...
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 2, 2019 | Exposure News
The Blue Forests project is working with partners across eight countries to test blue carbon and other nature-based climate solutions. It aims at exploring how coastal carbon and ecosystem services can be harnessed to fight climate change, boost conservation and...
by Blue Forests Project | Aug 6, 2019 | Exposure News
Sea cucumbers are harvested in many countries worldwide, especially on a small-scale. For the last decade Blue Ventures has worked with local communities in order to develop sustainable aquaculture practices in Madagascar. In much of the Far East, sea cucumbers are a...
by Blue Forests Project | Jul 24, 2019 | Exposure News
A new study looks at the tourist opportunities provided by mangroves at a global scale using TripAdvisor – This story was written by Mark Spalding and can be found here.“I have honestly never seen anything so stunningly surreal or achingly beautiful” was how one...
