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Joint press release: 1st EU Algae Awareness Summit

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...

The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer

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

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

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

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...

Member Roundtables: February 27th!

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...

Congratulations to our Spring 2022 Grantees!

Congratulations to our Spring 2022 Grantees!

Our Annual Meeting in Lisbon was the opportunity to introduce our Spring 2022 Grantees to our worldwide community! After a highly competitive evaluation process by our advisory board of seaweed industry experts, the Safe Seaweed Coalition Steering Committee made the...

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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

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

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