From Our Blog
Making biodiversity a credit to your business – Part 2 of 2
This blog was written by our Project officer, Amelia Allerton. Amelia is responsible for the collaborative development of the seagrass biodiversity project and acts as the project’s technical coordinator. She has a background in biodiversity research within Marine Protected Areas and has experience supporting community projects. In this 2-part blog series, we explore the importance […]
Making biodiversity a credit to your business – Part 1 of 2
This blog was written by our Project officer, Amelia Allerton. Amelia is responsible for the collaborative development of the seagrass biodiversity project and acts as the project’s technical coordinator. She has a background in biodiversity research within Marine Protected Areas and has experience supporting community projects. In this 2-part blog series, we explore the importance […]
Meet a mangrove champion by Prof. Mark Huxham
Ansumana is a core-founder of the Sankandi Youth Development Association based in The Gambia. This community-based organisation has been working hard to restore the local mangroves in Sankandi and support community development.
Ansumana was interviewed by ACES Chair Professor Mark Huxham to hear more about his story and journey into mangrove conservation. Ansumana is an inspiration in his local community and is now managing the project development of a blue carbon project in The Gambia, find out more by reading this blog!
Ocean Bottle: Supporting blue carbon beyond offsetting
This blog was written in collaboration with Ocean Bottle, who have supported ACES’ projects for several years as part of their commitment to improving the health of the ocean and our planet. This blog was written as part of our ‘financing blue carbon ethically, responsibly and effectively’ series and explores different approaches to compensating for […]
Philanthropy and climate change: A conversation with Impatience Earth
Impatience Earth is a pro-bono climate philanthropy consultancy that educates, challenges and inspires wealth holders to take bolder funding decisions to address the climate emergency.
We interviewed Yasmin Ahammad, the Co-Managing Director of Impatience Earth to gather her insights on climate philanthropy and understand what influences donors when they are considering which projects to fund.
Carbon offsetting: Is it greenwashing?
Part of 2023 blog series: Financing Blue Carbon Ethically, Responsibly, and Effectively Pressure is growing on businesses to show their environmental credentials, and as part of that, tackle their carbon emissions. Claims of ‘carbon neutral’, ‘net zero’ and even ‘climate positive’ are being used more and more by businesses keen to play their role in […]
Not all offsets are created equal
Not all offsets are created equal: what are “high quality carbon offsets”? Our clients sometimes ask us what the difference is between carbon credits that they can buy for $5 a tonne, and those that cost $10, $50 or even more per tonne. Why pay more for the same outcome – a tonne of carbon […]
Carbon terminology
The carbon world is full of jargon, acronyms, terms used interchangeably or even differently depending on who is using them! Here are some terms with their definitions as we use them. Adaptation: Actions that contribution to the adaptation to climate change and its impacts. These an be social, environmental or economic in nature. Additionality: Additionality […]
Financing Blue Carbon Ethically, Responsibly and Effectively: Blog Series
Financing Blue Carbon Ethically, Responsibly, and Effectively:ACES Blog Series In the last 10 years or so, mangrove forests have undergone a reputational shift that any PR agency would be proud of. Once dismissed as malaria-ridden swamps, mangroves are now recognised as the coastal superheroes that they really are. Seagrass meadows are also increasingly recognised for […]
