Value proposition

Australian research lab using #BlueCarbon and #TealCarbon to restore the world's thermostat

We are an Australian research group based at Deakin University. Most of our research effort is presently directed towards capitalising on ‘Blue Carbon’, which refers to the powerful ability of coastal vegetated ecosystems to sequester carbon, and thereby help mitigate climate change.

Our approach is multi-disciplinary, spanning the fields of chemistry, ecology, microbiology, economics, molecular biology, and policy. Our main research lines include:

• Wetland Carbon (Blue Carbon & Teal Carbon)
• Ecosystem services
• Ecosystem restoration
• Citizen Science
• Marine Biosecurity
• Decommissioning of oil & gas infrastructure

The BCL team is led by Prof Peter Macreadie and includes 16 research fellows, 11 PhD candidates, and more than 10 research assistants. To learn more about our work visit http://www.bluecarbonlab.org/


Quantifying & mapping the distribution of blue carbon, Feasibility assessments for prospective blue carbon offset initiatives, Identifying threats (sea level rise, coastal developments) to blue carbon ecosystems, Restoration, conservation, and improved management of wetlands, Citizen Science programs in AU and NZ wetlands, and TeaComposition H2O global wetland decomposition initiative