NFBN Spring 2023 Newsletter
NBFN SPRING 2023 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the NBFN’s biannual newsletter. Click on the image to view the Spring 2023 edition in PDF. Subscribe to our
Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests
FULL REPORT – ENGLISH EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTO THE BLUE: SECURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR KELP FORESTS Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp
Launch Event: Webinar for UNEP Reports on Kelp and Mangrove Forests
LAUNCH EVENT: WEBINAR FOR UNEP REPORTS ON KELP AND MANGROVE FORESTS Join UNEP and partners GRID-Arendal, the Norwegian Blue Forests Network and UNEP-WCMC for a
Norway is betting on blue forests
Norway is betting on blue forests By Cecilie Wathne (NBFN), Torill Sateroy (GRID-Arendal, NBFN) and Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda (Urchinomics) One Ocean Week got off to a
High integrity nature-based carbon offsetting is vital in the fight against climate change
High Integrity Nature-Based Carbon Offsetting is Vital in the Fight Against Climate Change By Steven Lutz, Senior Programme Officer and Blue Carbon Lead, GRID-Arendal. Repost
Sugar kelp forests on the directorates’ rescue list
SUGAR KELP FORESTS ON THE DIRECTORATES’ RESCUE LIST By Trine Bekkby, Eli Rinde, and Hege Gundersen – Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) Sugar kelp
Annual Report 2022
ANNUAL REPORT 2022 English version The importance of coastal ecosystems, including blue forests, continued to gain prominence in 2022. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP
Top Ten Trends of 2022
NBFN’S TOP TEN TRENDS OF 2022 2022 was a year of contrasts. On the one hand, there was growing interest in blue forests-related issues such
Oceans & Blue Carbon at COP27
OCEANS & BLUE CARBON AT COP27 This live blog features oceans, blue forests, and coastal and oceanic blue carbon related side events at UNFCCC COP27
Blue Forests of Oslo: Planting seagrass with children to save the fjord (Hybrid event)
BLUE FORESTS OF OSLO: PLANTING SEAGRASS WITH CHILDREN TO SAVE THE FJORD (HYBRID EVENT) Location: Oslofjord Museum (or digital)Date: 29 September 2022 at 08.45 –
Global estimates of the extent and production of macroalgal forests
Click to read the full article GlobAL ESTIMATES OF THE EXTENT AND PRODUCTION OF MACROALGAL FORESTS MAY 2022 Macroalgal habitats are believed to be the
Summary of the Norad – NBFN Seminar on Blue Forests and Poverty
Blue forests: valuable nature that contributes to food security and helps against climate and poverty On March 8th for International Women’s Day, the Norwegian Agency
Norad – NBFN Blue Forests Seminar
Join us March 8th from 09.00 – 12.00 Central European Time
Embrace kelp forests in the coming decade
EMBRACE KELP FORESTS IN THE COMING DECADE Karen Filbee-Dexter and Thomas Wernberg, both researchers at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and affiliates of the