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  1. Research
  2. Wetlands & Reefs

Tidal Wetlands Program

Mangroves, Tidal Wetlands, and Saltmarsh 

Wetlands are some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth, sequestering vast amounts of carbon each year – more than 1 million kilograms of carbon per hectare (more than the rainforests!) making them a key player in our fight against climate change. 

Earthwatch partners with MangroveWatch and wetlands researchers across Australia and New Zealand, building the capacity of citizen scientists and Indigenous Rangers to monitor the condition and health of wetlands and translate that knowledge to protect these unique ecosystems.  

Our research also fills the knowledge gaps – nationally and internationally – about blue carbon and the forest dynamics of this habitat that contributes to its function as a powerhouse among nature’s carbon sinks for nature-based solutions to climate change.   

 

What is Blue Carbon? 

Blue Carbon is the name given to the carbon stored in coastal wetland ecosystems.

It also describes the critical ecosystem service that environmental markets want to see developed into carbon abatement projects, where organisations offset their carbon emissions by paying land managers (via a credit scheme) to protect and enhance these habitats.    

Tidal wetlands and saltmarsh sequester up to four times more carbon than terrestrial forests and for longer, as the carbon is stored in both the plant and below the ground, trapping carbon away for hundreds of years.   

Public Expeditions

Recovery of the Great Barrier Reef

Mitsubishi Corporation and the Australian Institute of Marine Science work to fill knowledge gaps that will help reef managers to make evidence-based decisions about active interventions that will support the Great Barrier Reef’s recovery, and the recovery of reefs around the world. 

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Student Challenge 

Protecting the Reefs Coastal Frontier

The Earthwatch Student Challenge is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a select number of Year 10 - 12 students to experience environmental research first hand. In this Challenge, students help researchers understand how mangrove forests respond to severe flood events and develop strategies to protect and enhance these coastal habitats into the future.

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Wetlands Programs

Blue Carbon: Counteracting Climate Change

Blue Carbon: Counteracting Climate Change

HSBC employees and clients assisted leading wetland researchers from Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab to quantify blue carbon stocks across Australia and New Zealand. Read more

Published: 8th July, 2022

Author: Monisha Alexander

Understanding Queensland’s Blue Carbon Resource

Understanding Queensland’s Blue Carbon Resource

Partnering with Mitsubishi Development, this program successfully raised the awareness and value of Queensland’s Blue Carbon stocks. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2022

Updated: 11th October, 2022

Author: Monisha Alexander

Wetlands not Wastelands

Wetlands not Wastelands

In partnership with Coca Cola Australia Foundation, the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, and Plastic Collective, Earthwatch provides training to 20 CLCAC Indigenous Land and Environment Rangers and 30 community volunteers to help deliver a first-of-its-kind marine pollution and wetland management program in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2022

Updated: 3rd November, 2022

Author: Monisha Alexander

Protecting Wetlands for the Future

Protecting Wetlands for the Future

Earthwatch partners with MangroveWatch and wetlands researchers across Australia and New Zealand, building the capacity of citizen scientists and Indigenous Rangers to monitor the condition and health of wetlands and translate that knowledge to protect these unique ecosystems. Read more

Published: 7th October, 2021

Updated: 11th October, 2022

Author: Monisha Alexander

Wetlands Education Resources

Wetlands Education Resources

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Published: 15th September, 2021

Updated: 29th October, 2021

Author: Monisha Alexander

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