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Supporting seaweeds and their myriad contributions to advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and beyond
Side-event at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2025 16 July 2025 09:30 - 11:00 hrs. UNCTAD New York Office New York, United States of America Seaweeds are a powerhouse for advancing multiple Sustainable Development Goals, including...
Madagascar, Indonesia, France, UN entities & Global Seaweed Coalition announce support for the creation of a UN Global Seaweed Initiative at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, Nice, France
A coalition of governments, UN entities, and partners has announced the development of a United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI) — a collaborative platform to promote global efforts for safe and sustainable development of the seaweed sector supported by...
La Baleine event at UNOC3: Towards a UN taskforce on seaweed
10 June 2025, 10:15 - 11:15 hrs. Palais des Expositions, Green zone, Nice, France This session details the UN Taskforce on Seaweed - an initiative bringing together partners to unlock the potential of seaweed for sustainable food systems, climate resilience, and...
Shaping a Sustainable Future for Seaweed in a Regenerative Blue Economy
June 7, 11:30am – 1:00pm, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco Seaweed holds immense potential for regenerating the blue economy, contributing to climate resilience, food security and sustainable livelihoods. This event offers a unique opportunity to highlight the untapped...
Toward the creation of a UN task force on seaweed – Raising the level of ambition for a sustainable blue economy
The Global Seaweed Coalition will host an official in person side-event in the Blue Zone during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, entitled “Toward the creation of a UN task force on seaweed – Raising the level of ambition for a sustainable blue economy” ...
Unlocking the Potential of Europe’s Seaweed and Bivalve Industries
Seaweed and bivalve aquaculture hold immense promise for restoring ocean health, mitigating climate change, and strengthening coastal economies. Market forecasts point to double-digit growth over the next decades. Yet, despite increasing investment and...
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....
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Same Space, Two Harvests: Euronews Visits the First Seaweed Farm at an Offshore Wind Park
Europe’s offshore wind farms are being reimagined as multi-purpose sites. The first commercial-scale project has successfully harvested seaweed between turbines in the Dutch North Sea.
Source : Euronews
Alaagi is One Step Closer to $1 million
Alaagi, a company created by recent SMU graduate Sheheryar Khan BSc’25 DipENG’25, is disrupting the plastic industry. Launched in July 2024, Alaagi is redefining the future of packaging.
Source : SMU News and Events
Wageningen Research Partners with Industry to Study Algae as a Sustainable Food Source
A new research project focused on the health and nutritional benefits of algae in food has been launched, bringing together a public-private partnership led by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research.
Source : Vegconomist
Biomaterial Tiles by Fahrenheit 180 Reimagine Lisbon's Azulejos With Oyster Shells and Seaweed
Fahrenheit 180º, a design collective founded by Jeremy Morris and Luca Carlisle, develops From the Tagus to the Tile, an installation exploring the potential of regenerative biomaterials in architectural surfaces. Presented in the gardens of Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Center of Modern Art, the project reinterprets the city’s traditional azulejos using tiles produced from oyster shells and seaweed collected from the Tagus River, the Sado Estuary, and local food systems.
Source : Designboom
Researchers Use Seaweed to Manufacture Raw Materials for Civil Construction
The accumulation of these algae on beaches can harm health, tourism, fishing, and biodiversity. They are usually collected and disposed of in landfills, but a study by Brazilian researchers has found a use for the biomass: to produce lightweight ceramic clay aggregates.
Source : Agência FAPESP
'Biomining' Seaweed Explored for Critical Minerals to Improve Domestic Supply Chains
In a bright, open laboratory nestled along Washington State's Sequim Bay, among rows of glassware filled with seawater and green and purple seaweed, researchers are investigating a new way to produce the critical minerals that are vital to everyday life.
Source : Phys Org
Seaweed Farmers Urged to Embrace Technology
The Tanzanian government has called on seaweed farmers across the country to embrace modern and improved farming techniques in order to boost production and enhance competitiveness in both local and international markets.
Source : The Guardian Tanzania
Reinventing Sargassum: How the Caribbean is Turning its Biggest Environmental Problem into an Innovative Solution - Noticias Ambientales
The sargassum seaweed, once a toxic plague, is now emerging as a resource with multiple applications.
Source : Noricias Ambientales
Seaweed Could Unlock New Sources of Rare Minerals for EVs: US Study
Researchers in the United States discovered a new way to extract rare earth minerals. They focused on seaweed, which hosts rare earth minerals in their leaf-like tissues.
Source : Interesting Engineering
UW Lab's Seaweed-Infused Cement Could Slash Carbon Emissions
Eleftheria Roumeli is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UW. Her latest findings showed that ordinary sea lettuce from the Salish Sea could be air dried, ground up and mixed into cement.
Source : KNKX Public Radio