📅 Fall 2026 (Tentative) 📍 Shanghai, China
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1. Objectives
Salt marsh wetlands are crucial coastal blue carbon ecosystems essential for achieving carbon neutrality amid global climate change. Since 2013, coastal wetland carbon sinks have been included in national greenhouse gas inventories, but many countries struggle with accurate carbon stock and greenhouse gas flux assessments due to limited training. To address this, the IMBeR International Science Program Office, in partnership with East China Normal University, is launching an international blue carbon capacity-building training. The course targets students and professionals from Maritime Silk Road countries, offering hands-on experience in field experiments, data collection, processing, and modeling. It also promotes innovation in developing low-cost, adaptable blue carbon monitoring technologies. This program aims to enhance coastal blue carbon ecosystem protection and restoration, establish standardized carbon accounting and trading systems, and support global climate governance and sustainable development through technical and human capacity development.
2. Training includes
——Lectures (Topics to be covered)
·Scientific Background of the Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystem
·Methods for Monitoring Carbon Cycling and Flux of Coastal Vegetation (air-plant)
·Coastal Blue Carbon Flux Observation Method (Plant-Soil-Nearshore Seawater)
·Assessment Technology for Sedimentation Flux in Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems
·Assessment Technology for Carbon Sequestration Potential in Coastal Areas
·How Can We Report the (additional) annual amount of carbon stored in salt marsh to the United Nations？
·Carbon Negative Emission Technology and Nature-based Solution for Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystem
——Fieldwork and visits
——Group discussion
——Report
3. Application Eligibility
The organizers welcome marine and ecological graduate students and researchers, experts and technicians from enterprises and international organizations, and staff from government agencies, all based in the Maritime Belt and Road Program participating countries and other developing countries. Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification.
4. Contact
CBC-MSR Organizing Committee
Email: CBCMSR@ecnu.edu.cn (Ms. Qin)
Tel: 86-021-54836463
Fax: 86-021-54836458
5. Related links
First CBC-MSR International Training Workshop 2024: https://imber.ecnu.edu.cn/1c/59/c35673a597081/page.htm
News:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZifikgUCbOdxojlmVmva2w
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6HdWvDXPvSn3yknjZtmzcQ
