Will climate change affect Norwegian kelp forests in a positive way?

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WILL CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT NORWEGIAN KELP FORESTS IN A POSITIVE WAY? Originally posted:http://sciencenordic.com/will-climate-change-affect-norwegian-kelp-forests-positive-way Climate change, including acidification of the oceans, will likely affect many of the plants and animals in our sea and oceans. Fresh research results indicate that kelp could be favoured by some of the changes. Large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) are being…

Establishing an International Seagrass Experts Network

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ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL SEAGRASS EXPERTS NETWORK Towards an international seagrass science, policy and conservation agenda, International Seagrass Biology Workshop 13–15 June 2018, Singapore Seagrass meadows are critical to the functioning of healthy and productive coasts around the world, but unfortunately, they are often overlooked and unappreciated. UN Environment in collaboration with GRID-Arendal aims to convene…

Marine life – deep sea heroes fighting climate change

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MARINE LIFE – DEEP SEA HEROES FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE Originally published:https://news.gefblueforests.org/marine-life-deep-sea-heroes-fighting-climate-change  Most efforts to address carbon emissions focus on land-based solutions such as conserving or replanting forests. However, marine life may be unlikely heroes in our fight against climate change and in avoiding the major global disasters warned of in the latest report from the…

Workshop in Granada about the role of macroalgae in the global carbon budget

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WORKSHOP IN GRANADA ABOUT THE ROLE OF MACROALGAE IN THE GLOBAL CARBON BUDGET Sixteen researchers from Europe, Australia and USA were in April gathered in Granada to discuss the role of macroalgae in the global carbon budget. Participants from the Norwegian Blue Forest Network were Kasper Hancke and Hege Gundersen from NIVA, and Karen Filbee-Dexter…

NBFN at the International Blue Carbon Initiative meeting in Copenhagen

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NBFN AT THE INTERNATIONAL BLUE CARBON INITIATIVE MEETING IN COPENHAGEN The Blue Carbon Initiative Scientific Working Group met in Copenhagen, Denmark, from September 9-13, 2019. The focus of this meeting was on Blue Carbon habitats in the Nordic countries. One of the central questions of the workshop was: “How can Blue Carbon contribute to achieve…