Mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, saltwater marshes – these and other ‘blue forests’ are vital to coastal and island communities around the world
Media and Communications
This section features various media and communications outputs – including resources on how to achieve communications and outreach goals within a blue forests initiative, photo and video galleries from UNEP / GEF Blue Forests Project site locations, and recordings from the 2021 Month of Blue Forests webinar series and showcase event.
Understanding how to disseminate knowledge and information to diverse stakeholders should be a core component of any blue forests or blue carbon initiative. This page highlights the various communications products and outreach strategies that can be effectively employed to mobilize communities and inform policy makers.
Explore galleries of all photos and videos featured throughout the Blue Forests Solutions site and more.
Blue Forests Solutions acknowledges the exceptional work of Jane Glavan and Cory Rhodes of Distant Imagery, who captured photos, videos, and 360 videos throughout various UNEP/ GEF Blue Forests Project sites.
The GEF Blue Forests Project’s Communities, Climate, and Coastal Ecosystems Showcase Event was held virtually on June 15th and 16th, 2021. After the showcase event, the GEF Blue Forests Project held a Month of Blue Forests webinar series from June 17th – July 15th, 2021. The series featured weekly discussions with international blue forests policy and science experts, as well as community organization members and local stakeholders. Explore this page to view recordings of all sessions as well as clips from each webinar.