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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...
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...
Thrilling moments for Seaweed at UNOC in Lisbon
What a week for our Seaweed Revolution! We took advantage of United Nation's Ocean Conference to actively raise awareness on the potential for seaweed to support SDG14, starting with our very own Annual meeting and Seaweed Day on June 29th at Forum Picoas. Above is a...
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Stinky, Invasive Seaweed Could Be Beauty’s Next Hero Ingredient
That smelly, nasty brown seaweed that ruined your last Caribbean vacation? Might be amazing in skin care, hair products, and makeup.
Source : American Salon
Indonesia Eyes Seaweed as Next Green Gold with Promising Downstream Investment
Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has announced growing investor interest in Indonesia’s seaweed downstreaming program, with State inestment management agency Daya Anagara Nusantara (Danantara) among the companies looking to invest.
Source : Indonesia Business Post
Seaweed Is Packed With Health Benefits—Here’s How to Eat More of It (Even If You're Not a Fan)
Edible seaweed is forecasted to be one of the next big trending foods as a tasty, healthy, and sustainable option—and the product market has taken notice! Gone are the days when seaweed-based foods were only available at your favorite Asian grocery stores or restaurants.
Source : Real Simple
A Seaweed Economy Tied to the Tides
The OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) on Landsat 9 captured this image of seaweed aquaculture in Adamson Bay on the northern part of Pemba Island on August 5, 2024.
Source : NASA
Innovative Seaweed-Based Foam Generates Electricity, Insulates Buildings, and Detects Fire
An international team of researchers has developed a novel multifunctional foam that could transform thermal insulation and fire safety in construction.
Source : Miscpeces
Seaweed Breakthrough
The GlobalSeaweed SUPERSTAR project, funded by the UK’s Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC), involves some of the world’s most prominent seaweed scientists, non-governmental actors and industry leaders. It aims to produce a global strategy, or ‘2030 Seaweed Breakthrough’, which will have a significant consultation phase, that will be launched next week at the UN Oceans Conference, Nice in the Blue Zone, Room 4 (13 June 2025) to urgently protect wild seaweed stocks.
Source : Global Seaweed SUPERSTAR
A Cry for Kelp: Scientists Demand Better Protection for Seaweed
A research programme investigating the threat to wild seaweed stocks caused by climate change has today called on the international community to better protect threatened species, which in turn would support seaweed farming.
Source : Fishfarming Expert
Women in Indonesia Sustain Seaweed Livelihoods in Face of Climate Threats
While the underwater world teems with life, Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan also nurture a vibrant community above the surface. Along the shores of both islands, seaweed-harvesting communities have flourished for hundreds of years.
Source : Eco Business
Farmed Seaweed Food Ingredient 'Can Be Recipe For a Healthier UK'
Source : Fishfarming Expert
Seaweed Conservation ‘Inadequate’ to Fight Alarming Loss, Report Finds
The balance of marine algae is at risk but barely mentioned in policy discussions, researchers say
Source : Finantial Times