Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - News
Blue Carbon discussed at Rio+20 planning session
In preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil in June this year, coastal carbon experts came together at a side event for the conference to discuss the role of Blue Carbon in sustainable development. …
10 May 2012 | Article
First action plan for world’s blue carbon policy
The first policy framework outlining activities needed to include coastal marine areas such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses into the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been presented in a report by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Conservation International (CI). … | French | Spanish
06 Dec 2011 | News story
It's time for action on adaptation
One of IUCN's rallying cries at UNFCCC COP17 in Durban is "Time for action on adaptation". Ed Barrow, Head of IUCN's Ecosystem Based Adaptation Programme, goes in to more detail on this key message, starting by explaining IUCN's understanding of adaptation. …
03 Dec 2011 | News story
The plight of mangrove forests in Pakistan - Film
Across the Indus delta in Pakistan, at Keti Bundur, Siddiq Roonjha narrates the once prosperous economic history of the area, his recent battles with cyclones and sea storms as his home was inundated in front of his eyes; his precious belongings lost. …
14 Sep 2011 | Video
“Life on the coasts - Blue Carbon” UNEP/GRID-Arendal’s Photography Contest
Grassroots organizations involved in coastal and marine conservation are invited to participate in UNEP/GRID-Arendal’s Blue Carbon Photography Contest. … | French
29 Jul 2011 | Article
Action plan underway for Blue Carbon policy
Effective management of coastal ‘blue carbon’ systems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, requires implementation of strategic policy and financing mechanisms – most of which are already in place, as for example Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). …
19 Jul 2011 | News story
Multiple ocean stresses threaten “globally significant” marine extinction
An international panel of experts warns in a report released today that marine species are at risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history. …
20 Jun 2011 | News story
Mangroves to receive huge boost from new carbon credit rules
A new method for calculating the role that mangrove restoration plays in slowing climate change, by capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has been adopted. … | French
06 Jun 2011 | News story
Urgent action needed to protect Earth’s blue carbon
The destruction of coastal carbon ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes, is leading to rapid and long-lasting emissions of CO2 into the ocean and atmosphere, according to 32 of the world’s leading marine scientists. …
25 Mar 2011 | News story
Scientists start work under International Blue Carbon Working Group
Leading scientific experts in the field of coastal and marine biogeochemistry, carbon dynamics and ecology gathered in Paris (15-17 February 2011) to discuss the role of coastal and marine ecosystems in the global carbon cycle and for climate change mitigation. This 3-day workshop was organized by IUCN together with Conservation International and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, with additional financial support from NASA and UNEP. …
24 Feb 2011 | News story
