Seaweed covers around 3.4 million square kilometres of ocean area worldwide and stores an estimated 175 million tons of carbon annually – equivalent to 10% of the emissions from all cars in the world. To many scientists, seaweed could join the likes of mangroves and wetlands to become a vital tool in climate change mitigation efforts.
In this webinar, experts from the Republic of Korea will share perspectives on the country’s highly successful seaweed industry and potential environmental benefits, providing examples of how seaweed can deliver sustainable solutions for a livable planet for future generations.
Joined by speakers from leading research universities and public research think-tanks, this webinar will cover the following topics:
The role of seaweed in blue carbon storage
The preservation of ecological diversity of seaweed species
The role of seaweed forests in blue carbon storage
Calendar » Seaweed as a Sustainable Solution for a Livable Planet: Perspectives from Republic of Korea on the Environmental Benefits of Seaweed
Seaweed as a Sustainable Solution for a Livable Planet: Perspectives from Republic of Korea on the Environmental Benefits of Seaweed
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Seaweed covers around 3.4 million square kilometres of ocean area worldwide and stores an estimated 175 million tons of carbon annually – equivalent to 10% of the emissions from all cars in the world. To many scientists, seaweed could join the likes of mangroves and wetlands to become a vital tool in climate change mitigation efforts.
The seaweed industry brims with untapped potential extending far beyond its current uses and contributing to the human diet, aquaculture feed, and hydrocolloid thickening agents. The World Bank estimates growth potential could be as much as US$11.8 billion by 2030.
In this webinar, experts from the Republic of Korea will share perspectives on the country’s highly successful seaweed industry and potential environmental benefits, providing examples of how seaweed can deliver sustainable solutions for a livable planet for future generations.
Joined by speakers from leading research universities and public research think-tanks, this webinar will cover the following topics:
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) technology which integrates seaweed into a biofloc system to manage water quality.