Edinburgh, Scotland – November 2021
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The International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group (IBCSWG) held its 13th annual meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 10, 2021, the day prior to the Scotland Blue Carbon Conference. The meeting was co-hosted by the IBCSWG and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. It included close to 100 participants (53 in person and 45 online) from over 18 countries.
The overarching goals of the IBCSWG are to advance blue carbon science, particularly as needed to facilitate climate-relevant policy and management, to expand blue carbon research collaboration, and to ensure the integration of blue carbon into international climate change actions. The meeting in Scotland was held to take advantage of the momentum from the announcement of oceans and climate nexus coming from the UNFCCC COP26 held in Glasgow the week prior and to identify key priorities for the IBCSWG to advance in the coming year.
In person participants of the 2021 IBCSWG meeting at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.