Blaucat

BlauCat analyses the state of blue carbon in the coastal ecosystems of Catalonia to assess their potential as CO₂ sinks and to design strategies for their conservation and restoration, creating a specific database on blue carbon in Catalonia.

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BLUESTOCK

The BLUESTOCK project is an initiative focused on the study, conservation, and sustainable management of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in the Bay of Portlligat, Girona. Its main focus is the key role these ecosystems play as sinks of "Blue Carbon," contributing to climate change mitigation.

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ESA-European Coastal Blue Carbon

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To support the effectiveness of policies aimed at conserving and restoring blue carbon coastal ecosystems (BCEs) in the face of imminent climate change threats, there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and tools capable of accurately estimating and monitoring changes in BCE carbon stocks over large areas and over time.

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Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology

The Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology (GAME), of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), is headquartered at the Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies (CEAB). Our activity focuses on the study of the ecology of coastal ecosystems dominated by marine macrophytes during the Holocene. The ultimate goal is to provide knowledge and solutions to help their conservation and thereby contribute to climate change mitigation while also supporting economic growth and societal well-being.

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BlauCat

Current status and action plan for blue carbon in Catalonia.

POSIDONArXiv

Natural or anthropogenic disturbances are one of the main drivers of change in ecosystems. This change occurs at multiple spatial and temporal scales.

NATURABEGUR

The main purpose of the NATURABEGUR project is to improve the state of conservation and the…

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Sumilen

I Scientific-Technical Course: Quantification of Blue Carbon in Seagrass Meadows.

Sumilen

Sampling campaign, Deck of the ship Garcia del Cid, Balearic Sea, June 2015.

Life Blue Natura

Sampling campaign, Deck of the ship Garcia del Cid, Isla Negra, Andalusia, October 2017.

Life Blue Natura

Extracting CORES in P.oceanica meadow, Aguamarga, Andalusia, October 2017.

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Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology

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BlauCat

POSIDONArXiv

NATURABEGUR

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News

Scientists discover an "invisible tool" that lasts 14,000 years and reveals the memory of our soils' health

The restoration of blue carbon arrives at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Europe unites around the first recommendations for seagrass meadow restoration at a continental scale

Nicole Foster, first researcher at CEAB-CSIC to receive a Junior Leader grant from the “la Caixa” Foundation

GAME researchers contribute to the new UNESCO report "People and Nature in UNESCO Sites: Global and local contributions"