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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...
8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8): August 20th-26th in Brest, France
🌊 The early bird registration for the 8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) has been extended until March 31 2023! The Scientific Program of EPC8 was convened by Inka. Bartsch and Wiebe Kooistra and consists of plenary and keynote lectures by 44 renowned...
Member Roundtables: February 27th!
All our members are invited to join our member Roundtables on February 27th. We will holdtwo sessions : one at 11:00AM CET and one at 3PM CET in order to accommodate our worldwide membership. These sessions will include important updates and opportunities for members...
Study: how to increase the communication capacity of the Seaweed Revolution?
We are engaged with a team of CHARM-EU students conducting a research study to better understand the general public’s current awareness of seaweed and highlight potential gaps or needs. Their research is planned to be presented and shared in the context of the...
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Could Seaweed, Chocolate and Boats Be Belize’s Next Big Money Makers?
Belize is looking beyond tourism and traditional agriculture as the government begins work on the country’s first industrial strategy focused on “green” and “blue” industries.
Source : Greater Belize Media
Cascadia Seaweed Partnership to Open Advanced Seaweed Processing Facility
Cascadia Seaweed announced the official opening of an advanced seaweed processing facility in Port Edward, British Columbia, marking a major milestone in the Company’s development as a vertically integrated seaweed production and biomanufacturing business.
Source : Business Examiner
Florida Sargassum Could Become Food, Researchers Say
Each summer, thick mats of sargassum seaweed wash onto Florida beaches, bringing with them an unmistakable smell, costly cleanups and disruptions to animal conservation efforts. And this year we are likely to see a record-breaking amount hit Florida shores, with an estimated 10 million metric tons of sargassum already floating in the Atlantic.
Source : The Invading Sea
Japan is Looking to Norway for Solutions to Boost Large-Scale Seaweed Farming
A formal Japanese delegation will visit Norway in June as part of the country's national efforts to accelerate the deployment of blue carbon solutions.
Source : We Are Aquaculture
SalmonChile: New Regulation Clears Path for Seaweed at Salmon Farms
SalmonChile welcomed a new regulatory change from Chile’s Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) that will allow salmon farming concession holders to add macroalgae cultivation to existing sites through a simplified process.
Source : Salmon Business
Seaweed Study Unlocks Surprising Solution for Cattle Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture
Cows eat grass...everyone knows that. But climate change is forcing producers and scientists to rethink some of our long-held assumptions about livestock nutrition.
Source : Phys Org
Sci-Tech Backyard Helps Promote Transformation of Seaweed Industry, Rural Revitalization in E China's Zhejiang
On the shores of Xihu harbor in Huangbi'ao township, Xiangshan county, Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, the harvest of Ulva prolifera, a species of seaweed algae, has just concluded.
Source : People's Daily Online
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Seaweed Used as Low-Carbon Material to Make New London Pavilion Designed by Students
A new pavilion designed by students at Loughborough University has been constructed using timber and seaweed biomaterials, highlighting how the construction sector is moving towards Net Zero.
Source : Loughborough University
Drones Spreading Seaweed to Keep Britain Growing
Farmers are using drones to spread seaweed on their crops as they grapple with the rising cost of chemical fertilisers. The drone technology being used "is on a different level", according to farmer Andrew Ward, who used it to boost his winter wheat crop in Leadenham, Lincolnshire.
Source : BBC
Maiden Seaweed Harvest in Puducherry Emerges as a Major Success Under ICAR–CMFRI’s Guidance
Puducherry marked a significant milestone in its coastal livelihood initiatives with the successful maiden harvest of it’s first-ever seaweed farming project.
Source : ICAR