~Learn how Blue
Carbon can be used as a management
tool for the
conservation and restoration of coastal wetlands ~
Apalachicola
- Blue
Carbon: A Management Tool for the Conservation and Restoration of Coastal
Wetlands will be offered by the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research
Reserve on July 28th, from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Leading Blue Carbon experts Steve
Emmett-Mattox with Restore America’s Estuaries and Dr. Stephen Crooks will
explore the greenhouse gas benefits provided by tidal wetlands, salt marshes,
seagrasses, mangroves, and other coastal ecosystems, and how these concepts can
be used to support land conservation and restoration goals, plus generate new
revenue opportunities. They will discuss
the economics of blue carbon, the basics of coastal landscape project planning,
models, and implementation practices, and the benefits of combining blue carbon
projects with traditional conservation and restoration activities.
This workshop is
intended for anyone interested in coastal conservation and restoration,
including natural resource managers, land owners, land trust managers, policy
makers, planners, real estate professionals, attorneys and financial advisors,
academia, and federal, state and local officials.
Presenters include
Steve Emmett-Mattox and Dr. Stephen Crooks. Mr. Emmett-Mattox is the Senior
Director for Strategic Planning and Programs for Restore America’s Estuaries,
where he leads the U.S. blue carbon effort and has been developing strategic
initiatives for 15 years. Dr. Crooks is the Director of Climate Change Services
for Environmental Science Associates, Co-Chair of the International Blue Carbon
Working Group and member of the IPCC Working Group that drafted the 2013
guidelines to include wetlands in national greenhouse gas inventories.
Registration is $20.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. To register go to
http://gulfalliancetraining.com/detail.aspx?Id=96 For more information, please contact Anita
Grove at Anita.Grove@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 670-7708 or Margo Posten at
Margaret.Posten@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 670-7719.
WHAT: Workshop: Blue
Carbon: A Management Tool for the Conservation and Restoration of Coastal
Wetlands
WHEN: Tuesday, July 28th,
2015, 8:30am-4:30 pm
WHERE: Apalachicola
National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center, 108 Island Dr., Eastpoint,
FL 32328
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