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The Safe Seaweed Coalition Roundtables are opening next week!
The Safe Seaweed Coalition Roundtables are opening next week, April 13th 2PM (GMT+1), with a discussion on Seaweed in Africa! In the perspective of creating a space for collaboration between seaweed stakeholders in Africa, our members will identify challenges and...
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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