• Tom Hickey - Advancing Coastal Wetlands Conservation

  • Apr 14 2025
  • Length: 39 mins
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Tom Hickey - Advancing Coastal Wetlands Conservation

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  • In this first episode of Blue Builders, we sit down with Tom Hickey, Project Director at The Pew Charitable Trusts, to explore the vital role of coastal wetlands in ocean conservation and climate action.


    Tom shares his personal journey — from summers spent fishing off the coast of Cornwall to leading global efforts to integrate mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes into national climate strategies. We dive into how these ecosystems serve as powerful tools for both carbon mitigation and community resilience, and how countries can include them in their climate pledges through the Paris Agreement framework.


    Throughout the conversation, we explore:

    • Why blue carbon is a useful policy tool, but not the whole story
    • How local partnerships, community engagement, and language shape effective conservation
    • What it takes to map, manage, and restore ecosystems across very different national contexts
    • The challenge of scaling conservation solutions without losing local nuance


    This episode is a deep dive into the complexity — and promise — of coastal conservation. It’s for anyone interested in how nature-based solutions are designed, funded, and implemented at scale.

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