We're excited about the spotlight on human rights and blue forests 💙

Two #NBFN members took part in this roundtable in mid-April. Making sure #BlueForests management works for both the environment & coastal communities that rely on them 💪

Our latest article, featured in Frontiers for Young Minds, dives into the fascinating world of #bluecarbon ! Co-created with the brilliant minds of youngsters, this fun read shines a spotlight on how coastal wetlands rock as climate change-fighting superheroes🌏

🚨 This coming Monday 10-11.30 CET. The final results, implications & next steps from the #NordSalt project on climate change impacts and biodiversity interactions in Nordic salt marshes. Looking forward to hearing what happens next!

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🌊Last day of the UN Ocean Decade Conf today. #NBFN Board member Peter M Haugan spoke on JPI Blue Carbon hub and acceleration of BC-driven restoration and conservation 🌐

Read more on his evaluation of Ocean Decade actions and sustainable ocean economy ⬇

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📢 JUST PUBLISHED 📢

The #OceanPanel ’s latest #BluePaper explores the opportunities for the ocean to improve human health and wellbeing - and the steps that must urgently be taken to safeguard both.

Read the #OceanPanel commissioned #BluePaper now 👇🌊 bit.ly/4azDB4H

If they don't protect it, who will?

#DavidAttenborough emphasizes educating both children and adults about the importance of ecosystems, including seagrass, which is a key goal of Project Seagrass. #Seagrass can be appreciated in your own community, not just during a holiday 󒠀

💡Marine protected areas 'can be useful but are not a silver bullet for kelp conservation'. Karen Filbee-Dexter et al delve into what works - and doesn't - for effective kelp conservation 🌊🌿

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#kelp #MPAs #ClimateResilience #ClimateMitigation #biodiversity

Barcelona will be the world capital of the ocean next week as it hosts #OceanDecade 24 , which will open on 10 April with globally-renowned speakers & culminate on 12 April with the launch of the Barcelona Statement to outline the future of the #OceanDecade : ow.ly/zwbu50R7eEx

Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving oxygen out of the ocean and coastal waters, threatening marine life and fisheries.
 
Discover the impact of ocean deoxygenation in our report.
 
bit.ly/3y0u5FK #ClimateAction

Are you my new colleague at NIVA? Join our fantastic research team in drone-based mapping and monitoring in the coastal zone. Deadline 24. March. Please share! 201710.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit/P…

🌐2023 delivered focus on high-integrity #BlueCarbon markets, World Bank blue carbon investment framework, & #COP28 commitments to 'Mangrove Breakthrough' 🌊🌿

🤿Dive into this & 9 other trends in NBFN #Top10Trends report!

🔗 nbfn.no/ttt-23/

#BlueForests

Check out the new SeaMark promo video!
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The video gives an overview of the main aspects of the project and the partners involved. Stay tuned for more content as the project progresses!

#seaweed #begreengoblue #eu4algae #horizoneurope #algae

💪 Vi er på 2030 Seagrass Breakthrough workshop i anledning #WorldSeagrassDay . Inspirerende åpningstale fra H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, FNs Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28.

#BlåttKarbon #Biodiversitet #Klima #Sjøgress 🌊🌱

ICYMI: A great report from World Bank for governments on unlocking #BlueCarbon development for #seagrass and other carbon-rich habitats 📑

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#WorldSeagrassDay #ClimateAction

It's #WorldSeagrassDay ! 🌱

Seagrass sustains biodiversity and benefits people, but it's declining fast.

Here's why we need to protect seagrass, and how #OceanDecade actors like Fisheries and Oceans MeerWissen Initiative HIFMB 🪼 @hifmb.bsky.social University of Dar es Salaam Mandela University Sydney Institute of Marine Science are making it happen.👇