Nordic Blue Carbon

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PROJECT EXPECTATIONS

Create an updated overview of the carbon cycles of kelp, eelgrass and rockweed in the Nordic region

Address the knowledge gaps in long-term carbon storage of macrovegetation in Nordic waters

Provide the knowledge basis for inclusion of Blue Forests in the national Nordic inventories

WORK PACKAGES

WP1: Distribution and biomass of blue forests in the Nordic countries

Get an overview of existing data of Blue Forests in the Nordic countries and create distribution maps

WP2: Fieldwork- carbon export and sequestration

Fill the empirical knowledge gaps and quantify missing key values in the Nordic carbon cycle

WP3: Carbon cycling in blue forests

Investigate the marine carbon budget and pathways, including carbon uptake, export and sequestration in Norwegian Blue Forests

WP4: Blue forests now and in the future – pressures and possibilities for management measures

Understand the ecological relationships and pressures in blue forests today and in the future

WP5: Communication and outreach

Facilitate dissemination of the results from the project to relevant management bodies and research environments, both nationally and to the Nordic countries

News

Be sure to check out some of our latest articles

Nordic Blue Carbon report is published!

Read the published Nordic Blue Carbon report here.

StoryMap on Nordic Blue Carbon

Take a look at the StoryMap produced for the Nordic Blue Carbon…

Norwegian Blue Forests Week

We are excited to announce the dates for this year’s event organised…

Blått karbon – En fagkveld om taredyrking og karbonlagring

Tekna Havbruk og fiskehelse Bli med på et faglig dypdykk om taredyrking…

Arbeidsmøte i Granada om makroalgenes rolle i det globale karbonbudsjettet

I tre intense dager var 16 forskere fra Europa, Australia og USA…

Burial of kelp carbon in deep water sediments in Frohavet

This task has been executed by Kasper Hancke, Gunhild Borgersen, Anders Ruus…

Our Partners

The project, funded by the Norwegian Environment Agency, through the Nordic Council of Ministers, is led by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), in cooperation with the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), GRID-Arendal, Aarhus University (Denmark), Åbo Akademi University (Finland) and the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). The three institutions NIVA, IMR and GRID-Arendal together comprise the Norwegian Blue Forests Network (NBFN).

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