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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...
Supporting seaweeds and their myriad contributions to advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and beyond
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...
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Peru Strengthens Sustainable Management of Marine Macroalgae
The Peruvian Minister of Production, César Quispe Luján, said that this regulatory update on macroalgae is not an obstacle but an opportunity.
Source : We Are Aquaculture
Superorganism VC Fund Focuses on Seaweed, Fungi and Invasives
Superorganism is targeting technologies that lessen the impact of polluting industries.
Source : Trellis
From Side Dish to Deal Target: Korean Seaweed Draws M&A Interest
Korean dried seaweed, known in Korean as "gim," has slipped into the global diet and, more tentatively, into the calculations of dealmakers, with prominent manufacturers weighing sales or outside investment.
Source : The Korea Herald
Earthshot Prize Winner Notpla Gets €4M EU Grant for Seaweed Coffee Cups
The firm and 14 other partners have been awarded a €4M ($4.7M) grant from the EU’s flagship research and innovation funding scheme, Horizon Europe, to develop a range of plastic-free coffee cups.
Source : Green Queen
SeaForester and Seaweed Solutions Merge to Form Seaforester Group, Launching Capital Raise
The deal brings together kelp restoration, seed genetics and farming as interest grows in seaweed as both a nature-based solution and a source of sustainable biomass.
Source : We Are Aquaculture
Seaweed-Based Containers Mixed with Air Pruning Demonstrate Performance Gains in Tomato Production
Aaron Nesser of Keep Earth Company points to recent design and performance work conducted with Ocean Made as an example of how material innovation is reshaping horticultural inputs.
Source : Horti Daily
Red Seaweed in Feeds Processing, not Promises, is the Real Breakthrough
For years, red seaweeds such as Palmaria palmata have been presented as a “future ingredient” for aquafeeds. Their nutritional potential is well known. The real bottleneck has never been biology — it has been processing. A new study published in Phycology puts its finger squarely on that problem and points to a realistic first step forward: high-solids alkaline processing.
Source : Mi Speces
Arctic Exhibition Highlights Community-Led Kelp Forest Restoration
A new outdoor exhibition has opened at the Sørsjetéen jetty in Tromsø, documenting the successful restoration of local kelp forests and the subsequent return of marine biodiversity.
Source : The Fish Site
Denmark and Germany Explore Edible Seaweed as a Sustainable Food Source
In Denmark and Germany, the AlgaeFood project is exploring the potential of edible seaweed as a sustainable alternative to animal protein, responding to growing demand for low-carbon food systems.
Source : European Commission
Notpla Receives EU funding to Develop Plastic-Free Coffee Cups
Notpla, together with 14 European partners, has secured €4 million (US$4.66 million) in Horizon Europe funding to advance its plastic-free coffee cup range. The project aims to develop fully natural, home compostable disposable cups with no plastic coatings at scale.
Source : Packaging Insights