Projects (37)

Blue Carbon and Green Seagrass in Kenya Dec 14, 2023 - Dec 13, 2026
developing biodiversity credits to support seagrass conservation in Kenya

Restoring Gambian riverine mangrove wetlands Dec 14, 2023 - Dec 13, 2024
community based mangrove restoration in the Gambia, using new techniques to restore salinised flats and working towards carbon accreditation for long term income

Bundling seagrass carbon with mangroves Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
The high costs of measuring carbon stocks and increments in subtidal seagrass beds mean that fully accredited seagrass carbon projects, using current standards and protocols, are not usually financially viable. The required precision means that any m... Read More about Bundling seagrass carbon with mangroves.

Holdfast: communities and blue carbon Jun 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Achieving the potential of Blue Carbon (BC) requires excellent communication with diverse audiences, in particular: 1) communities who live adjacent to, and often depend upon, BC ecosystems. 2) Investors and other potential supporters of BC work. 3)... Read More about Holdfast: communities and blue carbon.

Empowering Malaysias future leaders in Coastal Ocean Actionable and Sustainable Teaching And Research (COASTAR) Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
Specific activities and impacts will be:
1) An expert seminar series will promote knowledge sharing of best practices on research and communication skills with a focus on coastal sustainability.
2) Workshops on communication and engagem... Read More about Empowering Malaysias future leaders in Coastal Ocean Actionable and Sustainable Teaching And Research (COASTAR).

Local Roots and Global Branches: protecting blue carbon ecosystems under community-based management Jun 1, 2021 - Jun 1, 2022
Project Objectives:
1. Strengthen international collaboration in a post-Brexit world to address ongoing climate change impacts.
2. Contribute international learning in Scotland ahead of COP26, reflecting either the COP... Read More about Local Roots and Global Branches: protecting blue carbon ecosystems under community-based management.

Incorporating seagrass conservation and restoration into community based PES project (Phase 2) Oct 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2022
This project will implement the ‘Protecting seagrass through Payments for Ecosystem Services: A Community Guide’ document to facilitate the designation and initial monitoring programme of an Locally Managed Marine Area in Gazi Bay

SHELTERs: Sustainable Homes Enabling the Long Term Empowerment of Refugees Mar 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
This project addresses this major moral, humanitarian, and knowledge gap by following on from a highly successful seed-funded project, which developed—through participatory design and interdisciplinary research—a shelter prototype called Makazi (winn... Read More about SHELTERs: Sustainable Homes Enabling the Long Term Empowerment of Refugees.

words A thousand flowers will bloom: ensuring local initiatives inform national and international climate commitments Feb 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2022
Mangroves, seagrass meadows and salt marshes are referred to as Blue Carbon habitats. They are championed within climate change policy and international initiatives because of their exceptional power as natural carbon sinks. In addition, millions of... Read More about words A thousand flowers will bloom: ensuring local initiatives inform national and international climate commitments.

Incorporating seagrass conservation and restoration into community-based PES projects (Phase 1) Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
The project aims to explore and develop ways in which the C storage function of seagrass meadows can be used to help their conservation, in particular through community-based PES schemes.

The Derek and Maureen Moss 2018 PhD Scholarship Oct 1, 2018 - Aug 5, 2025
PhD - Mangrove Forest Productivity under PES )

From local roots to global branches: making NDCs work at three different levels Nov 14, 2019 - Nov 15, 2021
Blue Carbon habitats - mangroves, seagrass meadows and salt marshes - are unusually important and beautiful ecosystems. Stopping and reversing their loss commands the enthusiastic support of economists, ecologists, development experts and the million... Read More about From local roots to global branches: making NDCs work at three different levels.

As Good as (G)Old? Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in the Wallacea Region Nov 14, 2018 - Mar 31, 2022
Mangrove forests are unique intertidal ecosystems connecting the land- and seascape. They provide habitat to terrestrial and marine species, sustain the livelihoods of millions of mostly poor people globally, and are considered as high priority habit... Read More about As Good as (G)Old? Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in the Wallacea Region.

TRANSFORM - Education reform project – Improving Research capability in the Sri Lankan Higher Education sector. Apr 1, 2018 - Oct 21, 2019
TRANSFORM - Education reform project – Improving Research capability in the Sri Lankan Higher Education sector.

Understanding the drivers of, and threats to, carbon sequestration in Scottish seagrass Nov 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2020
Understanding the drivers of, and threats to, carbon sequestration in Scottish seagrass

Governance for ecosystem services and poverty alleviation Dec 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2017
This research will draw on the extensive research undertaken by ESPA projects in a range of ecosystem contexts through
two main areas of work.
The first, supply-driven phase of the research will provide a comprehensive review of all ESP... Read More about Governance for ecosystem services and poverty alleviation.

The juvenile fish fauna of a Kenyan mangrove forest: exploring new tools to understand growth and condition. Aug 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2019
The project will work with a new PhD student who is collecting regular samples of juvenile fish from the Vanga mangrove forest in southern Kenya. The work will focus on two areas:
1) Describing the metazoan parasite fauna of the mangrove fish... Read More about The juvenile fish fauna of a Kenyan mangrove forest: exploring new tools to understand growth and condition..

East African Mangroves Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

UBS grant for Joseph Langat Apr 1, 2008 - May 3, 2012

UBS Apr 1, 2006 - Mar 13, 2014

Mangrove Conservation (Earthwatch Sri Lanka) Jan 13, 2006 - Dec 31, 2011

Fridah Munyi UBS grant Sep 14, 2009 - Jul 31, 2011
Organise and run field campaigns to at least 2 mangrove sites in Kenya to collect key socio-economic data, under the guidance of Dr Jacob Ochiewo KMFRI.

Help facilitate community consultations and participation during the first 2010 ?... Read More about Fridah Munyi UBS grant.

Earthwatch Kenya (Jared Bosire) Jul 1, 2004 - Jul 31, 2020
To support field work in Gazi Bay, Kenya

Migratory Habit of Fish/Mangrove Ecosystems Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

African Mangrove Fish Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

Innovative Assessment Across the Disciplines Aug 1, 2006 - Jul 31, 2010

Coastal Protection by Replanted Mangroves Jul 1, 2004 - Oct 31, 2008

Phd studentship (Earthwatch), Determinants Of Habitat Use By Fish In Mangroves In Kenya Apr 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2019
Mangrove for fish: understanding and enhancing the nursery function

Rates of desimentation in seagrass meadows Oct 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2014
Radiometric dating of seagrass sediments using short-lived isotopes

CESEA - coastal ecosystem services in east Africa Oct 1, 2013 - Jul 31, 2017
The CESEA project is a collaboration between scientists and researchers in Tanzania, Kenya and the UK. By bringing together experts in ecololgy and development it will find new ways to help local people maintain their coastal resources whilst beating... Read More about CESEA - coastal ecosystem services in east Africa.

DTG Studentship - NERC Oct 1, 2012 - Jun 30, 2016
This project is in collaboration with the ACPOS Local Policing Working Group and is aimed at providing academic support for the development of an evidence-base for local policing in Scotland in relation to both the creation of a single Scottish Polic... Read More about DTG Studentship - NERC.

Mangroves as carbon sinks (AVIVA/Earthwatch) Oct 1, 2005 - Jul 31, 2020
To support the development of Mikoko Pamoja mangrove conservation project and to establish and support of the 'Green Shoots', Gazi Bay, Kenya

Swahili Seas Sep 1, 2010 - Sep 30, 2013
People living on the coast of East Africa are amongst the World's poorest. They rely heavily on local ecosystems for their livelihoods and security; for example mangrove forests provide them with firewood, fish, medicines and protection from floods a... Read More about Swahili Seas.

Development in the Coastal Zone Feb 1, 2012 - Jul 31, 2015
The iCoast project will conduct evidentiary analysis in Sri Lanka
and Kenya of the social, cultural, political, economic and
environmental barriers to CCD implementation at the coastal
zone; develop cost-curves of applying CCD to... Read More about Development in the Coastal Zone.

Carbon Cycling in Mangroves Sep 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2011
This research has two related aims, both focused on a better understanding of carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions in mangroves:
1) To examine how controlled cutting, which reproduces on a small scale the commercial cutting that has sta... Read More about Carbon Cycling in Mangroves.

CAMARV: Capacity building for mangrove assessment Jan 1, 2009 - Apr 30, 2011
Mangroves are tropical and sub-tropical forests that grow in the inter-tidal zone. They are valuable for many reasons: they provide shelter for juvenile fish, they protect shorelines from erosion, they filter sediments and pollution out of rivers and... Read More about CAMARV: Capacity building for mangrove assessment.

PUNGUZA HEWA KAA : PARTNERS IN CARBON Apr 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2018
Gazi Bay in southern Kenya has the potential to become a world-leading centre of excellence in the integration of ecosystem science and community development. Work there, led by scientists from Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute and Edinbu... Read More about PUNGUZA HEWA KAA : PARTNERS IN CARBON.