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In Memoriam: Professor Thierry Chopin
Tribute to Professor Thierry Chopin, by Dr. Philippe Potin, scientific director of the Global Seaweed Coalition. Throughout his career, Thierry was known for his enthusiasm, charisma, and sense of humor, leaving a lasting impact on the scientific community and...
Congratulations to our 2024 Grantees!
After a highly competitive evaluation process undertaken by the GSC Scientific and Strategic Advisory Councils, the Global Seaweed Coalition Leadership Committee gathering our founding partners from UN Global Compact, CNRS and Lloyds Register Foundation made the final...
The Global Seaweed Coalition will be visiting Japan in April
The Global Seaweed Coalition will be visiting Japan in April! Our local partners from UN Global Compact Japan are working on organizing a great seaweed conference at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo (April 26th, 2pm) in partnership with the French Embassy &...
Official UNEA-6 Side-Event: “Seaweed as a nature-based solution to tackle the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution”
Seaweed at the UN Environmental Assembly ! We are currently facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. These crises are undermining nature’s ability to provide ecosystem services that support human and non-human well-being....
Joint press release: 1st EU Algae Awareness Summit
The first EU Algae Awareness Summit will be held from 5 to 7 October 2023 at the Maison de l’Océan* in Paris. This unprecedented event in Europe, co-organized by the European Commission, the French Government and the Global Seaweed Coalition (UN Global Compact) with...
Découvrez le monde des algues le 7 octobre à la Maison de l’Océan à Paris!
🌊La magnifique Maison de l'Océan, lieu environnemental de référence au cœur de Paris ouvrira ses portes au public le 7 octobre prochain pour une journée d'immersion dans le monde des algues ! Partez à leur découverte à partir de 10 heures au cours de cette journée...
The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer
The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer! Hosted by our founding partners from CNRS, the Scientific Officer will manage GSC funded projects and be the main contact point with project holders. Supervised by the GSC Scientific Director,...
Global Seaweed Coalition Annual Meeting: 5 October 2023 in Paris
After a busy transition year, the Global Seaweed Coalition is proud to invite our growing community to our second Annual Meeting, to be held 5 October 2023 at the Maison de l'Océan in Paris. This Annual Meeting is an opportunity to look back together at our...
Safe Seaweed Coalition becomes the Global Seaweed Coalition
Seaweed stakeholders stepping up global collaboration to scale climate and nature solutions The Safe Seaweed Coalition is proud to announce it has become the Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC), hosted by its founding partner United Nations Global Compact. The potential...
UN Plastic Treaty negotiations: Call to all Seaweed Packaging Companies
We are pleased to invite all Seaweed Packaging Companies to attend the “Seaweed as a Sustainable and Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Packaging” meeting, taking place on the 1st of June from 11:00 to 13:00 CET (TBC) in Paris, France (location to be confirmed). The...
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Source : TILT
Kulthum Maabad Turns Zanzibar’s Seaweed Into Global Gold
The founder of MelaninGold Organic, Ms Kulthum Maabad, has successfully transformed Zanzibar’s seaweed industry from a raw export market into a thriving sector that produces skincare, haircare, and food supplements.
Source : The Citizen
How The Good Ocean is Bringing Seaweed to Indian Chefs
Seaweed company The Good Ocean is the first business in India that harvests wild seaweed and sells it to chefs across the country that are integrating the sustainable algae into traditional dishes.
Source : Eater
S. Korea's Seafood Exports Rise 1.2% in 2024 on Growing Popularity of Seaweed
South Korea's seafood exports moved up 1.2 percent from a year earlier in 2024, driven by the popularity of dried seaweed products, the oceans ministry said Thursday.
Source : The Korea Herald
Kelp Forests - The Rainforests of the Sea
Even though kelp forests are one of the world's biggest carbon sinks, these special ecosystems are disappearing at an alarming rate. Can a global restoration effort help mitigate the decline?
Source : Oceanographic
The Small Scottish Farm that is Supplying ‘Local Superfood’ to Top London Hotel
An unusual west coast farm has recently started supplying one of London’s top hotels with a Scottish superfood.
Source : The Scotsman
Can You Grow Seaweed on Land?
Yes you can! Pure Algae, a small innovative Danish business, has developed a sustainable land-based algae and seaweed cultivation system.
Source : European Commission
Transplanted Kelp Forests Reviving the Seafloor in Port Phillip Bay
Scott Breschkin stands on a boat in Victoria's Port Phillip Bay in his wetsuit, peering down below the surface at a seabed that has been stripped raw.
Source : ABC News
Cold Current Kelp Wins USD 50,000 in Grants to Develop Value-Added Kelp Products
Maine, U.S.A.-based aquaculture company Cold Current Kelp has won the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant of USD 24,700 (EUR 23,781), and one of the company’s funding partners, the Maine Technology Institute, has pledged to match the grant with another USD 25,000 (EUR 24,070).
Source : Seafood Source
Minister Inaugurates India’s Centre of Excellence for Seaweeds
The Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has been designated as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for India’s seaweed research and cultivation.
Source : The Fish Site