09 November, 2025
Professor Carlos Duarte delivered a keynote lecture at CERF 2025 in Richmond, Virginia. CERF 2025, centered around the theme Estuaries: Tradition and Transition. The conference celebrated the long history of estuarine research while addressing emerging tools and solutions for coastal and estuarine ecosystems worldwide.
Professor Duarte’s keynote, “Blue Natural Capital is the New Real State: A Business Case for Investing in Our Estuaries’ Blue Natural Capital,” explored how blue carbon has entered financial markets for the first time and how expanding this into a broader blue natural capital framework could help restore ocean health while tackling global sustainability challenges