by Blue Forests Project | Sep 13, 2015 | Exposure News
November 2012 marked a significant milestone for the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) with the initiation of the one-year long Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project. With the vision and direction from His Highness the late Sheikh Zayed bin...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 12, 2015 | Exposure News
On Tuesday, June the 9th, the Blue Forests Project was presented before the French Ministry of Environment and the French Ministry of Foreign affairs. This event followed the celebration of the World Ocean Day, on the 8th and was a seminar organized by the University...
by Blue Forests Project | Jun 12, 2015 | Exposure News
Identifying ways of factoring the climate change mitigation role of coastal ecosystems into policy making has been the focus of an international workshop held 23-25 June in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Around 50 participants from around the world joined the discussion in...
by Blue Forests Project | Apr 27, 2015 | Exposure News
Late last year, GRID-Arendal, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) founded a new Norwegian initiative to strengthen and share national competence on 'blue forest' habitats. The network is now engaging...
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 19, 2014 | Exposure News
Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2014 – Protecting key carbon-absorbing areas of the ocean and conserving fish and krill stocks are critical for tackling climate change. This is one of the findings of a report released today by the International Union for...
by Blue Forests Project | Dec 19, 2014 | Exposure News
Wetlands International, Conservation International and IUCN have together produced the publication Keep it Fresh or Salty: An introductory guide to financing wetland carbon programs and projects.The report provides guidance for program and project developers from, or...
by Blue Forests Project | Nov 14, 2014 | Exposure News
The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), GRID-Arendal and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) have become the pioneering founders of a new Norwegian initiative to strengthen and share national competence on 'blue forest' habitats.These...
by Blue Forests Project | Nov 10, 2014 | Exposure News
Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Blue Forests Project had its inaugural meeting in Abu Dhabi in November, hosted by AGEDI. The Project helps develop Blue Carbon science and data management through the production of tools and the...
by Blue Forests Project | Nov 10, 2011 | Exposure News
Today the GEF Council, the governing body of the Global Environment Facility, approved an unprecedented large work program within the fifth replenishment cycle of the GEF. With 40 stand alone projects and 9 programmatic approaches amounting to $516.40 million, this...
