Earthwatch, Carpentaria Land Council AC, Plastic Collective and Coca-Cola Australia Foundation join forces to tackle marine pollution in the Gulf of Carpentaria Read more
Take part in one of the longest running mangrove forest studies in Australia and help us protect both the mangroves and the coral reefs that rely on the healthy functioning of these coastal habitats. Read more
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.
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.
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
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