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The restoration of blue carbon arrives at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Researchers Dr Nicole Foster and Dr Óscar Serrano, members of the GAME group (Group…
Europe unites around the first recommendations for seagrass meadow restoration at a continental scale
The GAME (CEAB-CSIC) joins an alliance of scientists from 17 countries to urge…
Nicole Foster, first researcher at CEAB-CSIC to receive a Junior Leader grant from the “la Caixa” Foundation
Postdoctoral researcher Nicole Foster, member of the Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology (GAME) at the Centre of…
GAME researchers contribute to the new UNESCO report "People and Nature in UNESCO Sites: Global and local contributions"
New findings reveal the true global value of UNESCO designated sites and…
Saving seagrass meadows could help save the world's coastlines.
Seagrass meadows could be one of the most effective solutions to protect coastlines…
EFFECTIVE brings together its partners in Blanes to advance the restoration and ecosystem management of the Mediterranean
The European project EFFECTIVE, funded by the Horizon Europe programme, held its third meeting of…
Open public consultation for the blue carbon methodology in coastal wetlands
CERCARBONO has launched the public consultation period for the CM-LU-CW-001 Blue methodology…
The founder of Tidal Moon, Michael Wear, receives the Australian Prime Minister's Award
From GAME we want to congratulate Michael Wear, founder of Tidal Moon, for having been recognised…
Nature Communications highlights GAME's study on global carbon reserves in seagrass meadows
The study, published in Nature Communications, states that the living parts of seagrass meadows…
A new study led by GAME (CEAB-CSIC) presents the first global inventory of carbon stored by seagrass meadows.
The study, published in Nature Communications, states that the living parts of seagrass meadows…
Dr Òscar Serrano, awarded the 3rd Banco Sabadell Foundation Prize for Marine Sustainability
Óscar Serrano has been honoured with the 3rd Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Sustainability…
Dr Òscar Serrano studies the importance of wrack on our beaches
Dr Òscar Serrano, researcher at CEAB-CSIC and leader of GAME, has published a new…
GAME is part of the advisory committee of the European project C-BLUES.
Dr Miguel Ángel Mateo, researcher at CEAB-CSIC and GAME, is part of the committee…
The Ocean Decade (UNESCO) promotes Blue Carbon research to mitigate climate change
The Global Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon (GO-BC), led by…
The international BLUESTOCK project revolutionises the study of Posidonia oceanica with non-invasive technology
An international scientific initiative, led by the Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology Group (GAME) of…
New study doubles global estimates of seagrass biomass and productivity
Journal of Biogeography | Nicole R. Foster, Enric Gomis, Diana I. Montemayor, Simone Strydom, Miguel…
3,000 years of marine sediments reveal that mercury pollution in Western Australia has not increased since European colonisation.
Journal and authors: ScienceDirect | Martin Dahl, Larissa Schneider, Harald Biester, Richard Bindler, Antonio Martinez…
Blue carbon: a natural solution to climate change
In collaboration with the CSIC. A scientific look at the role of mangroves, marshes and meadows…
Soil organic carbon depth profiles and century- and millennia-scale decomposition rates in blue carbon ecosystems of salt marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses
The management of blue carbon coastal ecosystems can help mitigate emissions…
Restoring Shark Bay with Tidal Moon
Working with the Aboriginal population to restore the seagrass meadows of an iconic Australian bay…
Marine sustainability award for a researcher from CEAB-CSIC
Óscar Serrano has been honoured with the 3rd Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Sustainability…
PROJECT CAPTA OUTREACH VIDEO
Climate neutrality: the role of Blue Carbon on the coast of Portugal and Galicia - Interreg…
Global dataset on seagrass meadow structure, biomass and production
Seagrass meadows provide valuable socio-ecological ecosystem services, including a key role in climate change mitigation…
Miguel Angel Mateo: "Protecting 30% of our planet would allow the damage in the rest to be repaired"
The first Spanish group of blue carbon ecosystem experts (G3ECA) has been created, with…
History of a colonization
The paleoenvironmental analysis of sediments beneath Zostera marina meadows on the coasts of Sweden,…
i-Sea PROJECT
We will soon begin the European i-Sea project, funded by the European Space Agency, in the…
We have launched the European project EFFECTIVE
We have launched the European project EFFECTIVE, in which, together with the technology company GPA-SeaBots, we will develop a…
The CEAB celebrates Ocean Night
Within the European Researchers' Night, the Blanes Advanced Studies Centre…
Carmen Leiva-Dueñas presents the first attempt to reconstruct long-term patterns in the phototrophic community associated with seagrass ecosystems.
Factors regulating primary producers' assemblages in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile ecosystems over the past 1800 years Science of…
Hands-on course “Sizing the Blue Carbon”: success beyond expectations!
Last week (28-30 October 2019) we celebrated the first edition of the international course “Sizing…
MARINE RADIOACTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAMME / 18-19 November 2019 / ECU, Perth, Australia
Applying radioisotopes in the study of marine processes This 2-week course will provide participants with…
International hands-on course: SIZING THE BLUE CARBON / 28-30 October 2019 / Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes, Spain
NOTICE There are currently 15 eligible applicants for the course. We encourage you to apply until…
First Training Workshop for Managers and Technicians in the Development of Blue Carbon Projects
Odiel Wetlands, Huelva, Spain, 16 - 18 September 2019 ORGANIZED as part of the project …
A context for the Blue Carbon ecosystems in the EU: Initial results from the LIFE Blue Natura project
You can download the PDF of the talk presented in the EU Parliament here: Blue Carbon Policy_Mateo_pdf_low
Blue Carbon in EU climate policy
Last Tuesday Miguel Ángel Mateo Mínguez (Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology, Centre for Advanced Studies…
The "Blue Carbon Trip" itinerant campaign takes a break until spring 2019.
The "blue carbon trip", one of the Life Blue Natura dissemination actions, is taking a…
The travelling campaign "The Journey of Blue Carbon" is on hold until spring 2019.
The journey of blue carbon, one of the outreach activities of the Life Blue project…
VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences. Vigo (Spain)
The ISMS (International Symposium of Marine Science) is the most important event for marine sciences…
VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences. Vigo (Spain)
The ISMS (International Symposium of Marine Science) is the most important event for marine sciences…
The First Scientific-Technical Course on Blue Carbon Quantification Concludes
Last Friday, 15 June, we concluded the I Scientific-Technical Course on Quantification of…
I Course CT – BLUE CARBON
The First Scientific-Technical Course on Blue Carbon Quantification in Seagrass Meadows was…
Gloria Misson, PhD student at the University of Trieste (Italy)
Gloria Misson has been working with GAME members at CEAB-CSIC for the past 3 months. …
LET'S GO FOR THE PREMIERE, WELCOME TO THE NEW GAME PORTAL
The members of GAME present to you the group's new website, more dynamic, modern and…
DO YOU KNOW WHAT BLUE CARBON IS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT BLUE CARBON IS? This is one of the pieces created for #TheJourneyOfBlueCarbon within…
Dr Mokos visiting GAME
Melita Mokos is a marine biologist, PhD, working as a postdoc at the University of…
Dr Mokos visiting GAME
Melita Mokos is a marine biologist, PhD, working as a postdoc at the University of…
The PALEOPARK project workshop concludes successfully.
From 18 to 21 April, a workshop took place within the framework of the project…
PALEOPARK Workshop
The PALEOPARK Project workshop will be held at the Blanes Advanced Studies Centre…
Discovering Posidonia oceanica
Díaz-Almela, Elena. Post-Doc at the Blanes Advanced Studies Centre (CEAB-CSIC) in the Ecology group…
Seagrass meadows and salt marshes as natural CO2 sinks: a potentially profitable resource
Mateo, MA. Expert in Blue Carbon. Senior scientist at the Blanes Advanced Studies Centre…
Seagrass meadows and salt marshes as natural CO2 sinks: a potentially profitable resource
Mateo, MA. Expert in Blue Carbon. Senior scientist at the Blanes Advanced Studies Centre…
Blue Carbon: importance and dynamics
Menart, Océane. M.Sc. Student in Oceanography, Biology and Marine Ecology (University of Marseille) Tolosa, Mariona. Practicum…
Blue Carbon: importance and dynamics
Menart, Océane. M.Sc. Student in Oceanography, Biology and Marine Ecology (University of Marseille) Tolosa, Mariona. Practicum…
Past, present and future environmental, biological and social transitions in coastal ecosystems (FOREPAST)
Jordi Pagès, who has recently been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, will be working on…
Past, present and future environmental, biological and social transitions in coastal ecosystems (FOREPAST)
Jordi Pagès, who has recently been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, will be working on…
Jordi Pagès awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action
Jordi Pagès, currently a research fellow at Bangor University (Wales, United Kingdom), has recently…
Jordi Pagès awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action
Jordi Pagès, currently a research fellow at Bangor University (Wales, United Kingdom), has recently…
Stable isotopes: a tool for palaeoecological studies
Leiva-Dueñas, C. "The Posidonia oceanica (L. Delile) mat archive: a tool for palaeo-ecological studies". M.Sc.…
Stable isotopes: a tool for palaeoecological studies
Leiva-Dueñas, C. "The Posidonia oceanica (L. Delile) mat archive: a tool for palaeo-ecological studies". M.Sc.…
SUMILEN ends, Blue Carbon continues
The SUMILEN project funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, carried out by the group…
SUMILEN ends, Blue Carbon continues
The SUMILEN project funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, carried out by the group…
Vibrocoring in Andalusia
During the last mission of the Life Blue Natura project, we used a Vibrocorer. It penetrates…
Vibrocoring in Andalusia
During the last mission of the Life Blue Natura project, we used a Vibrocorer. It penetrates…
Espacio Protegido tells us about Life Blue Natura
The team from Espacio protegido, a Canal Sur programme, visited us on board the…
Espacio Protegido tells us about Life Blue Natura
The team from Espacio protegido, a Canal Sur programme, visited us on board the…
5th Monitoring Committee of the Life Blue Natura Project
This week the fifth monitoring committee of the LIFE Blue Natura project has been held…
5th Monitoring Committee of the Life Blue Natura Project
This week the fifth monitoring committee of the LIFE Blue Natura project has been held…
Success sampling in Andalusia
The GAME team returned a few weeks ago from the second major campaign on the coast…
Success sampling in Andalusia
The GAME team returned a few weeks ago from the second major campaign on the coast…
GCiencia accompanies GAME on a campaign day in the Cíes Islands
GCiencia shared with GAME a day of sampling campaign in the Cíes Islands, part…
GCiencia accompanies GAME on a campaign day in the Cíes Islands
GCiencia shared with GAME a day of sampling campaign in the Cíes Islands, part…
The computed tomography (CT) scanner to quantify the carbon sink associated with seagrass meadows.
Clara Roig presented her master's thesis before the panel a few days ago…
Three GAME abstracts approved at the international ASLO conference in Honolulu
We have recently learned that the abstracts submitted by the members of GAME for the edition…
Three GAME abstracts approved at the international ASLO conference in Honolulu
We have recently learned that the abstracts submitted by the members of GAME for the edition…
Open days. THE CONSERVATION OF COASTAL CARBON SINKS.
On the upcoming 21st and 22nd of November, the Open Days will take place…
Open days. THE CONSERVATION OF COASTAL CARBON SINKS.
On the upcoming 21st and 22nd of November, the Open Days will take place…
Testing cores in Port Lligat
GAME has been sampling in the bay of Port Lligat for the last 2 days…
Testing cores in Port Lligat
GAME has been sampling in the bay of Port Lligat for the last 2 days…
A step further in understanding the size of the carbon sink associated with seagrasses
KEY BIOGEOCHEMICAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL CARBON IN POSIDONIA MEADOWS Oscar Serrano*, Aurora M. Ricart, Paul…
A step further in understanding the size of the carbon sink associated with seagrasses
KEY BIOGEOCHEMICAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL CARBON IN POSIDONIA MEADOWS Oscar Serrano*, Aurora M. Ricart, Paul…
They find the record of the history of the Cíes dating back 6,000 years
The Paleopark project reconstructs the past of the islands from marine soil sediments…
They find the record of the history of the Cíes dating back 6,000 years
The Paleopark project reconstructs the past of the islands from marine soil sediments…
Where is the blue carbon? LIFE Blue Natura
Ambientum.com echoes our activities within the LIFE BLUE NATURA project. Blue carbon…
Where is the blue carbon? LIFE Blue Natura
Ambientum.com echoes our activities within the LIFE BLUE NATURA project. Blue carbon…
Where is the blue carbon in Andalusia?
It is one of the unknowns that the LIFE BLUE NATURA project aims to resolve from...
Where is the blue carbon in Andalusia?
It is one of the unknowns that the LIFE BLUE NATURA project aims to resolve from...
