Told through the eyes of Grammy-nominated DJ and marine biologist, Jayda Guy – known by her DJ name Jayda G – and accompanied by a score from the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and featuring Seu Jorge, Blue Carbon is an environmental feature documentary that spins music, science and an appreciation for world culture into a vibrant call to action to protect the planet. Blue carbon refers to coastal habitats – like mangroves, salt marshes and sea grass – that soak up copious amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while protecting coastal communities from rising seas and powerful storms. The film is a clear-eyed look at what’s at stake and offers tangible solutions – and hope–to boost nature’s ability to heal itself. 

In the film, Jayda’s quest to uncover blue carbon’s potential takes her on a global adventure across six countries and five continents. Blue carbon ecosystems, as Jayda learns, have the incredible ability to protect coastal cities from storms and rising sea levels, foster biodiversity, strengthen food security, and turn down the temperature on the Earth’s thermostat. As she travels from Senegal to Colombia to Vietnam and beyond, she discovers that human development has gobbled up billions of hectares of blue carbon habitat, putting this low cost, climate-mitigating tool at risk. Along the way, she meets local leaders from communities hit hardest by climate change who are leading the charge to restore blue carbon ecosystems and protect their livelihoods. With her infectious curiosity, a passion for marine life and legions of music fans worldwide, Jayda is charting her own course to build a healthier planet and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.