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UN Global Seaweed Initiative: Annual meeting
Advancing sustainable seaweed value chains for climate, biodiversity and trade The UN Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI) is a multi-stakeholder platform aimed at advancing sustainable and inclusive seaweed value chains, contributing to climate action, biodiversity...
Seaweed at Scale : A Global Perspective into Implementation
Great seaweed session at the ChangeNOW Summit on April 1st in Paris ! For those who were not able to join, here’s a quick breakdown with direct links to each speaker’s segment. Michel Mortier, Executive Director of our new host, Fondation CNRS, spoke about the...
The Global Seaweed Coalition is hiring a fundraising manager
The Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC) is looking for its new fundraising manager ! The fundraising manager will work under the supervision of the GSC co-founders to raise funds to support GSC’s operations, including funds to seed innovative seaweed projects through...
Financing Regenerative Seaweed & Bivalves Aquaculture: Launch Event
🗓️ Monday 1st December; 13.00 – 14.00 GMT Watch the replay here Join Systemiq, the Global Seaweed Coalition and Planet Ocean Capital to launch a new whitepaper: "Financing Regenerative Seaweed and Aquaculture: The Investment Need and Opportunity" ! 🔗 Register here...
COP30 side event: Seaweed and aquatic foods – blue solutions for climate resilience
19 November 2025 09:30 - 10:30 hrs. Blue Zone, Thematic Room Location Belem, Brazil Seaweed and aquatic foods are emerging as powerful nature-based solutions to address the climate crisis, enhance food security, and support sustainable livelihoods. This event explores...
COP30 roundtable: Trade, climate, food security and development potential of seaweed aquaculture
18 November 2025 11:20 - 12:35 hrs. Auditorium A3, Agriculture and Science (Agrizone), Embrapa Amazônia Oriental Location Belém, Brazil Seaweed serves as a sustainable and nutritious food source, offering substantial environmental benefits such as carbon capture and...
Global Seaweed Coalition secures critical funding to continue its operations
The Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC) is proud to announce it has secured two years of funding to continue its operations, enabling GSC to maintain its role in promoting the safe and sustainable development of the global seaweed sector. This crucial support is provided...
A Seaweed Revolution Begins: United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative Officially Launched
New global platform unites countries and UN agencies to unlock seaweed’s potential for climate action, food security, and ocean sustainability A bold new chapter in ocean sustainability and climate action was written in New York on 23 September 2025, as the United...
Launch of the United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI)
UNGA 80 side event 6:15-7:30 pm EDT September 23, Conference Room 7, UN HQ, New York Background: Seaweed offers an array of benefits for people and the planet, including contributing to food and nutrition security in diverse ways, providing significant opportunities...
Seaweeds and Climate: Why do we need a UN Global Seaweed Initiative?
GSC Climate Week event 3:30-5:30 pm EDT, September 22, UNGC Boardroom, New-York Background: Seaweeds help mitigate climate change by absorbing CO2 and nutrients from the ocean, serving as a source material for bioplastics and potentially biofuels that reduce reliance...
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Coast 4C Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Seaweed Farming
Coast 4C secured an oversubscribed US$2.5 million seed round to expand its regenerative seaweed platform for smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia. The round was led by Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund, with co-investors including Conservation International Ventures, elea, RS Group, Potato Impact Partners, Minderoo Foundation, Kibo Invest, and Azulito Fund.
The company supports farmers with technical assistance, inputs, market access, and traceability tools for red seaweed supply. Proceeds will support breakeven, network expansion, and rollout of its digital farm management platform.
Source : https://www.hatch.blue/news/coast-4c-secures-oversubscribed-us-2-5-million-seed-round-to-scale-smallholder-seaweed-farming-in-southeast-asia
Government Targets Seaweed Growth Through Tax Relief and Innovation
The government has unveiled six key priorities aimed at unlocking the potential of Tanzania’s seaweed industry, positioning the sector as a driver of economic growth, job creation and the country’s Blue Economy agenda.
Source : The Citizen
“IVF for Seaweed” - Hope for Hauraki Gulf Restoration
Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson is celebrating early progress in Auckland Council’s innovative marine restoration pilot having visited SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s last week to see the first baby kelp grown for the marine environment surrounding Te Ara Tukutuku.
Source : OurAuckland
Study Finds Giant Kelp May Hold Clues for Future Carbon Capture Technologies
New research reveals how giant kelp captures light and removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, offering insights that scientists say could help inform future climate solutions.
Source : Global Seafood Alliance
Professor Emeritus of Biology Stephen D. Davis Presents Vast Pressed Seaweed Collection
Unbeknownst to many, seaweed serves as a history book for the ocean, as these botanicals absorb and document the health of seawater within their tissue.
Source : Pepperdine University
Kelp Forests Once Covered Part of the Northern Salish Sea, UVic Study Finds
Near the breakwater along Dallas Road in Victoria, the water is teeming with rich kelp forests just beneath the surface.
Source : CBC News
Tasty Seaweed for the Food of the Future
A Belgian project is developing tasty, locally cultivated fresh seaweed to improve consumer perception and bring this sustainable ingredient into everyday diets.
Source : Oceans and fisheries
 and Mads Hecter (Kerteminde Seafarm) harvesting sugar kelp at the Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm in May 2026.webp )
Offshore Wind Farms Emerge as Scalable Platform for Seaweed Ingredient Production
Aarhus University researchers in Denmark say the technology for offshore seaweed cultivation is commercially ready, shifting industry focus toward supply chain development and market adoption.
Source : Food Ingredients 1st
Solomon Islands Seaweed Farmers to Receive New Boats
The Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), will distribute 50 boats plus outboard motors to seaweed farmers from various areas throughout the country as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen and expand domestic seaweed production.
Source : Baird Maritime
Ocean Visions Launches Seaweed Decarbonization Road Map
Non-profit organisation Ocean Visions announced the launch of its Seaweed-Based Products for Decarbonization road map, a first-of-its-kind digital resource designed to help guide the responsible development and scaling of seaweed-based products that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions across multiple industries.
Source : The Fish Site