Mark is a senior marine scientist at TNC with a passion for the world’s oceans. He has worked for TNC since 2004, and is based out of the Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Italy, while also remaining part of the Conservation Science Laboratory in the University of Cambridge (where he also does a small amount of lecturing).
Mark Spalding
Senior Marine Scientist
All Stories from Mark
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The Overlooked Carbon Storage Potential of Tidal Marshes
Tidal marshes may not build forests, but they do build soil. And in that soil they trap, deposit and secure carbon. A whole lot of carbon.
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The First World Map of Tidal Marshes
A new global map of tidal marshes, one of the world’s most productive ecosystems.
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The Value of Words + Pictures
Think nature-based tourism is only tied to wildlife watching and hiking? New science says we need to think again—especially in the Eastern Caribbean.
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The Overlooked Tourism Value of Mangroves
Our small boat slipped silently through a low tunnel of arching branches that closed off the sky. The late afternoon […]
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Wake Up to Blue Carbon
Climate change is a portfolio problem, and we need carbon-storing coastal wetlands to help solve it.
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Science: Mangrove Forests as Incredible Carbon Stores
Based on these new findings, says Conservancy marine scientist Mark Spalding, the world should be investing a lot more in preventing mangrove loss and restoration.
