blue forests blog

Oceans & Blue Carbon at COP27
This live blog features oceans, blue forests, and coastal and oceanic blue carbon related side events at UNFCCC COP27 (6 – 18 Nov). This post

Summary of the Norad – NBFN Seminar on Blue Forests and Poverty
Event summary and recordings

Embrace kelp forests in the coming decade
Karen Filbee-Dexter and Thomas Wernberg, both researchers at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and members of the NBFN, published a letter on the importance of embracing kelp forests in the coming decade.

Oceans & Blue Carbon at COP26
This live blog features oceans, blue forests, and coastal and oceanic blue carbon related side events at UNFCCC COP26 (31 Oct – 12 Nov). 28

TURFALGAE workshop
TURFALGAE workshop Threats of turf algae on blue forestsOslo, 31 May – 2 June 2017 With support from NBNF and RCN (The Research Council of

Blue Forests, Jazz and Tapas
Blue Forests, Jazz and Tapas Arendal, 15 August 2017 What are Blue Forests? Did you know that Blue Forests can help us fight climate change?

Presentation at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Presentation at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Oslo, 2 September 2017 On Monday 2th September, Hege Gundersen (NIVA) and Glen Peters (CICERO) were

Interview at NRK Radio- Ekko
Interview at NRK Radio- Ekko On Wednesday 11th September, Hartvig Christie and Hege Gundersen were interviewed at NRK Ekko about the status of kelp forests

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Seagrasses help fight climate change in Norway Human activity releases 9.9 Gt of carbon every year. That’s 9,900,000,000 tonnes

KELCO WORKSHOP
KELCO WORKSHOP Role of kelp export in shaping adjacent benthic ecosystems: steps for international collaborationOslo, 19-20 September 2017 The main goal of the KELCO workshop

Integrating mangrove forests into REDD+ workshop
INTEGRATING MANGROVE FORESTS INTO REDD+ WORKSHOP Organised by the Norwegian Blue Forest Network and Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)Oslo, October 16-17 The

Will climate change affect Norwegian kelp forests in a positive way?
Will climate change affect Norwegian kelp forests in a positive way? Climate change, including acidification of the oceans, will likely affect many of the plants

NBFN at The REDD+ Exchange 2018
NBFN at The REDD+ Exchange 2018 Oslo Tropical Forest Forum 2018, 27-28 June, Oslo This session follows from a preparatory workshop organized jointly by Norway’s

Establishing an International Seagrass Experts Network
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

NBFN on Arendalsuka 2018
NBFN on Arendalsuka 2018 “Bærekraftig vekst i de blå skogene” Velkommen til Norsk nettverk for Blå Skogs kveldsarrangement, torsdag 16/8 kl 19 – 22,