Blue Carbon Canada

Oceans are powerful sources of nature based solutions

Blue Carbon Canada Website

Our national research program Blue Carbon Carbon is supported by NSERC Alliance, Mitacs and several partners including Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Oceans North, and World Wildlife Fund-Canada. Blue Carbon Canada is an endorsed action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development’s Global Ocean for Blue Carbon (GO-BC) programme.  

  • $3.59 Million over 2022-2028

  • 25+ Collaborators across Canada

  • 8 Universities

  • 8 Partner Organizations

This work is co-developed and conducted in collaboration with climate experts and partners at UBC, McGill, St. FX, Laval, Oceans North, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, Nature United, BC Parks, Nature Trust of BC, Kelp Rescue, and Arctic Kelp.

Baum Lab Team members: Dr. Jenn McHenry (BCC Senior PDF Research Fellow), Dr. Xiucheng Yang (PDF Research Fellow), Dr. Miao Li (PDF Research Fellow), Matt Csordas (PhD Candidate), Bryce O’Brien (PhD Student), Kristina Tietjen (Project Manager)

“Success in reaching Canada’s climate goals means that we must actively and rapidly reduce all forms of greenhouse gas emissions and protect and restore nature’s massive carbon sinks. We cannot do this without our oceans.”

— Baum and Fuller, 2021, The Globe and Mail

Photo Credits: Banner photo (Kevin Bruce), Boat (Sam Starko)