International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group

Cape Town, South Africa | 2-5 September 2024

The C-BLUES project was well represented at this expert meeting on Blue Carbon Ecosystems. The purpose of the workshop was the interrogate the latest advances in monitoring distributions of seagrass, mangroves, salt marshes and macroalgae, converging on improved rates of carbon sequestration and good discussions on reporting of greenhouse gas fluxes. The workshop held discussions on advancing opportunities for credit financing and stakeholder cooperation to accelerate, socially and ecologically just approaches to enhance blue carbon ecosystem expansion to contribute to mitigating climate change and increase associated coastal services. The workshop included a tour of South African seagrass restoration activities field trip

C-BLUES participants at the workshop were Richard Bellerby, Nuria Marba, Kirsten Isensee and Elisabetta Benotto. Remote presentations were given by Arianne Arias Ortiz and Willam Austin.

Seagrass and saltmarshes at Langebaan marine protected area.

Seagrass and saltmarshes at Langebaan marine protected area.

All photos © Richard Bellerby