Conservation scientist

The Nature Conservancy and Planet Collaborate to Map Blue Carbon

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Blue carbon refers to carbon stored in marine environments like seagrasses, mangroves, and salt marshes.

Key Points: 
  • Blue carbon refers to carbon stored in marine environments like seagrasses, mangroves, and salt marshes.
  • Notably, blue carbon ecosystems can store up to 5 times as much carbon as upland forests.
  • The world’s mangroves alone sequester more than 31 million tons of carbon in their soils and biomass each year.
  • The fact that Planet data can be leveraged to do these things is a huge value add, especially for scaling blue carbon market projects.”
    The process for developing the Blue Carbon Explorer deeply emphasized the role and needs of local stakeholders.

The Future of Pink is Green®: Barbie® Introduces New Dr. Jane Goodall and Eco-Leadership Team Certified CarbonNeutral® Dolls Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastic

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Kids need more role models like Dr. Jane Goodall, because imagining they can be anything is just the beginning seeing it makes all the difference.

Key Points: 
  • Kids need more role models like Dr. Jane Goodall, because imagining they can be anything is just the beginning seeing it makes all the difference.
  • The launch also coincides with the 62-year anniversary of Dr. Jane Goodalls first journey to the forest of Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
  • Dr. Jane Goodall joins a list of incredible heroines of their time including Ida B.
  • 1Barbie Eco-Leadership Team and Barbie Inspiring Women Jane Goodall dolls are CarbonNeutral products, certified by Climate Impact Partners , the leading experts on carbon neutrality and climate finance.