{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100371"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100371","attributes":{"code":"FT250100371","administering-organisation":"RMIT University","announcement-administering-organisation":"RMIT University","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2026-06-30","anticipated-end-date":"2030-06-29","grant-summary":"Breaking Barriers: Establishing blue carbon as a natural climate solution. This project aims to establish ‘blue carbon’ – carbon captured and stored by coastal wetland ecosystems – as a natural climate solution. This project expects to break through knowledge barriers in social, governance, finance, and market domains that currently limit blue carbon projects. Expected outcomes include improved understanding of landholder amenability; new data on risks and benefits; arrangements for equitable benefit sharing; financial frameworks to improve marketability; and support tools to guide decisions. This should provide significant benefits to the lives and livelihoods of coastal communities and help meet Australia’s commitment to incorporating blue carbon into its climate change, biodiversity, and economic strategies.","funding-current":1314708.00,"funding-at-announcement":1286884,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Prof","firstName":"Peter","familyName":"Macreadie","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0001-7362-0882 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Prof","firstName":"Peter","familyName":"Macreadie","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0001-7362-0882 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"RMIT University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"RMIT University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"350201","name":"Environment and Climate Finance","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4104","name":"Environmental Management","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"410404","name":"Environmental Management","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"410405","name":"Environmental Rehabilitation and Restoration","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"180206","name":"Rehabilitation Or Conservation of Coastal Or Estuarine Environments","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"190205","name":"Environmental Protection Frameworks (Incl. Economic Incentives)","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"190301","name":"Climate Change Mitigation Strategies","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","Saudi Arabia","Scotland","Spain","United States of America","Wales"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Blue carbon refers to the carbon captured and stored by coastal and marine ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes. These ecosystems are among the most efficient and long-term carbon sinks globally, making them crucial as nature-based solutions to climate change. They also stabilise coastlines, support biodiversity, improve water quality, and bolster fisheries. Australia, with its vast coastal areas and strong investor interest, has significant potential for blue carbon projects, yet its blue carbon market has not taken off. This project seeks to break through social, legal, and financial barriers to establish scalable, replicable, and cost-effective blue carbon initiatives that deliver environmental and societal benefits. To ensure impact beyond academia, the project will actively engage policymakers, industry stakeholders, and local communities through targeted workshops, policy briefs, and collaborative forums, with findings presented in formats tailored for practical application. It will generate decision support tools, equitable benefit-sharing frameworks, and innovative financing models, designed for immediate adoption by industry and government entities. By fostering strategic partnerships, promoting results through media, and aligning with international climate initiatives, this project aims to position Australia as a global leader in blue carbon solutions, driving widespread implementation to benefit coastal ecosystems and communities."}}}