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COP26: positioning seaweed as a powerful ocean-based climate solution
COP26 brought the seaweed family together to position seaweed as a multifaceted ocean-based solution to tackle Climate Change. In the Blue Food session organized by our UNGC partners, seaweed –presented as a powerful tool for bridging nutrition needs with climate...
Safe Seaweed by Design is launching a survey on safety hazards in the seaweed sector
Our partners from Safe Seaweed by Design, a project led by the Wageningen University, are launching a study to assess the most important occupational, environmental and food safety hazards in the seaweed sector. We strongly support this initiative that falls fully...
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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Aberystwyth University develops seaweed-based biodegradable plastic for food packaging | Article | Packaging Europe
Source : Packaging Europe
Amcor Partners with Kelpi to Test Seaweed Coating for Recyclable Fiber Packaging
Amcor has partnered with UK start-up Kelpi to evaluate a seaweed-based barrier coating for fiber-based packaging. The companies will assess the material’s commercial viability, scalability, performance, and compatibility with paper recycling streams as part of Amcor’s AmFiber solutions.
Source : Packaging Insights
Taiwan's Ageing Seaweed Harvesters Hope Younger Women Wade in
Seaweed foraging on the rocky coastline at the edge of the Pacific Ocean can be arduous and dangerous, says Wu, whose passion has kept her going for more than half a century.
Source : RFI
Brown Seaweed Flour Enhances Nutritional Value and Digestibility of Gluten-Free Cookies
Flour made from the brown seaweed Sargassum filipendula can increase the nutritional value and digestibility of gluten-free cookies.
Source : Phys Org
Heat is Destroying Australia’s Underwater Forests. Seaweed Biobanks Could Help Save Them
Australia’s Great Southern Reef is built not by coral but by seaweed. The seaweed forests on these rocky reefs stretch more than 8,000 kilometres around southern Australia.
Source : The Conversation
Kelpi to Integrate Seaweed-Based Barrier Coatings into Amcor’s Fibre-based Portfolio
UK based materials company Kelpi has announced a partnership with Amcor, aiming to integrate its seaweed-derived barrier coatings into the company’s fibre-based packaging.
Source : Packaging Europe
Seaweed Compound Turn Dirt and Clay Into 3D-Printable Walls
A food-derived biopolymer could make sustainable 3D-printed buildings easier to construct.
Source : Applied Sciences from Technology Networks
Regenerative Seaweed Company Secures Investment to Scale Southeast Asia Smallholder Farming
A company working with smallholder seaweed farmers in Southeast Asia has raised $2.5 million to expand production and improve supply chains for the global seaweed industry.
Source : Global Seafood Alliance
Coast 4C Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Seaweed Farming
Coast 4C secured an oversubscribed US$2.5 million seed round to expand its regenerative seaweed platform for smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia. The round was led by Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund, with co-investors including Conservation International Ventures, elea, RS Group, Potato Impact Partners, Minderoo Foundation, Kibo Invest, and Azulito Fund.
The company supports farmers with technical assistance, inputs, market access, and traceability tools for red seaweed supply. Proceeds will support breakeven, network expansion, and rollout of its digital farm management platform.
Source : https://www.hatch.blue/news/coast-4c-secures-oversubscribed-us-2-5-million-seed-round-to-scale-smallholder-seaweed-farming-in-southeast-asia
Government Targets Seaweed Growth Through Tax Relief and Innovation
The government has unveiled six key priorities aimed at unlocking the potential of Tanzania’s seaweed industry, positioning the sector as a driver of economic growth, job creation and the country’s Blue Economy agenda.
Source : The Citizen