NOAA Science Seminar Series Date & Time: 7 March 2024, 2-3 pm ET

Title: A Collaborative Approach to Advancing Blue Carbon Research and Data Applications (Part 2): Blue Carbon Data Applications

Presenter(s):

• Craig Cornu, Institute for Applied Ecology

• Chris Janousek, Oregon State University

• Jazmin Dagostino, Pew Charitable Trusts

• Lisa Beers, Silvestrum Climate Associates

• Adrian Laufer, Sea & Shore Solutions

Sponsor(s): This webinar is sponsored by the NERRS Science CollaborativeSeminar Contacts: Doug George (douglas.george@noaa.gov) or Nick Soberal (nsoberal@umich.edu)

Remote Access: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RJfvzrFjQ-uhN02Uznm2bA Abstract
For nearly a decade, the Pacific Northwest Blue Carbon Working Group (Working Group) has provided a forum for regional natural and social scientists and policy makers to identify and collaboratively fill priority blue carbon data gaps for Pacific Northwest coastal wetlands and apply those data to regional climate mitigation initiatives. Through the collaboration of researchers, planners, policy professionals and others from universities, nonprofits, and governmental agencies throughout the region, the Working Group has systematically collected and analyzed new"and compiled existing"regional data on carbon stocks, carbon sequestration, and methane emissions and archived them in an easily accessible Northeast Pacific Regional Blue Carbon Database.This two-part webinar series will cover the Working Group's latest research, including data collection to support blue carbon comparisons across different natural and land use types, as well as the ways these data are used in the development of climate mitigation policies and blue carbon tools. Learn more about each session below.Blue Carbon Data Applications (Part 2): This session will highlight the Working Group's and partners' application of regionally specific blue carbon data for the development of climate mitigation policies and blue carbon tools, including an emissions inventory supporting Oregon's new Natural and Working Lands legislation, blue carbon mapping, and the development of a regional blue carbon calculator.

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