Blue Cli­mate

Blue Marine Foundation

With 2030 fast approach­ing and many cli­mate tar­gets still unmet, it is a cru­cial time to influ­ence and imple­ment cli­mate pol­i­cy. More gov­ern­ments must embed ocean solu­tions into their nation­al cli­mate and bio­di­ver­si­ty strate­gies if we are to meet the goals of the Glob­al Bio­di­ver­si­ty Frame­work and the Paris Agreement.

Over the next two years, Blue Marine Foun­da­tion will sup­port the UK Gov­ern­ment to meet its 2030 tar­gets. They will focus on rais­ing aware­ness about blue car­bon ecosys­tems through increased engage­ment with Defra. In par­tic­u­lar, ensur­ing these ecosys­tems are pro­tect­ed and con­sid­ered dur­ing marine spa­tial plan­ning. They will also pro­vide evi­dence to sup­port the removal of bot­tom-towed fish­ing gear in pro­tect­ed areas, under­scor­ing the dam­age it caus­es to crit­i­cal car­bon stores and the result­ing car­bon remo­bil­i­sa­tion. A process which under­mines nation­al cli­mate tar­gets and weak­ens ecosys­tem resilience.

For more information visit: https://www.bluemarinefoundation.com/