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...
New Insight into the Fate of Blue ‘Kelp’ Carbon
A New research paper in Nature Scientific Reports shows that detached kelp fragments can be transported many kilometers, and have the potential to rapidly reach the continental shelf where they can be consumed by deep sea animals or get buried into sediments. The...
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...
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What if someone told you that you could use seaweed as an ingredient in your bread, drink water from a seaweed-membrane bottle, and use seagrass as a primary raw material for your mobile phone case or your sunglasses? Covering more than two-thirds of the...
NBFN on Arendalsuka 2018
“Bærekraftig vekst i de blå skogene” Velkommen til Norsk nettverk for Blå Skogs kveldsarrangement, torsdag 16/8 kl 19 – 22, Le Monde Arendal. Rebekka, Manuel, Stavros, Siri og Trond kommer! Kommer du? Del gjerne med kolleger som du...
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...