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PUBLIC LECTURE: Blue Forests for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

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Today's date is Friday, March 29, 2024
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A public lecture by Núria Marbà, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (UIB-CSIC).

Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalge and mangroves) occupy 0.2 % of the ocean surface but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their canopies dissipate wave energy while high burial raises the seafloor, buffering the impacts of rising sea level and wave action with climate change. The loss of 1/3 of their global cover involves a loss of CO2 sinks and the emission of 1 Pg CO2 annually. The conservation, restoration and use of vegetated coastal habitats in eco-engineering solutions for coastal protection provide a “Blue Forest” strategy delivering significant capacity for climate change mitigation and adaption.

Free, but RSVP essential. Bookings: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/marba or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Location Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA
Contact Institute of Advanced Studies <[email protected]> : 6488 1340
URL http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/marba
Start Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:00
End Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:00
RSVP RSVP is required.
Submitted by Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
Last Updated Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:17
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