Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 6th February 2024 Could kelp be a secret weapon in the fight against climate change? A new research project aims to answer that question by better understanding how kelp contributes to carbon sequestration in our oceans. The international collaboration, led by New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute with partners Sequench (NZ), Kelp Forest […]
We are excited to announce that Kelp Forest Foundation has joined the 1% For The Planet as an environmental partner! By being part of the network, we aim to advance our impact as well as more business in the envrionmental movement. 1% For The Planet business members contribute 1% of sales to environmental initiatives such […]
One key part of our research programme is to establish the contribution of (cultivated) kelp forests to carbon sequestration. This involves analysing the natural process of kelp’s ability to absorb carbon and releasing the organic material sinking to the deeper ocean. When the organic material is stored in the deeper ocean, it is unlikely to […]
We are extremely happy to have been welcomed as an official affiliate member of the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance.) Cultivated and wild kelp forests can play a significant role in localised buffering ocean acidification through a process known as “ocean farming” or “marine permaculture.” Ocean acidification is a consequence of increased […]
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science is a framework to enhance collaboration and delivery of projects focused on creating ‘an ocean we want’. The Decade Actions are projects that are collectively working in all ocean basins, strengthening the global momentum for ocean knowledge-based solutions. The programme has endorsed an action by Kelp Forest Foundation […]
Purina is supporting a consortium study aiming to explore the role of seaweed-based biostimulants on soil health and plant performance. As part of Purina’s net zero commitment and journey towards regenerative agriculture, this 3-year study will test the potential impact of seaweed-based biostimulants on cereal crops, and assess their ability to help the plants adapt […]
Moving from start-up to scale up: find out from some of the players in the seaweed industry who have achieved phenomenal milestones and who graduated from being start-ups to being high growth companies. Featuring seaweed cultivators, kelp forest restorers, industry game changers, and cutting edge science. See below for the recording of our 3hr session […]
Data and science are key to unlocking the power of cultivated kelp as a nature-based solution to climate change. Our MD, Samantha Deane, talks to Nicholas Woodhams of A Cry For Kelp on the role the foundation is playing to quantify, with research and independent science, the ecological benefits of cultivated kelp forests. During this […]
One of our main sources of inspiration is Tim Flannery, who we are proud to call our board member and chief scientist. Tim Flannery, explorer, environmentalist and professor, seeks to grasp the big picture of planetary evolution and how humans can affect it — for better or for worse. In this TED talk, Tim shares […]
In the latest episode of the ClimateGenn Podcast, Dr. Shaun Fitzgerald OBE, in conversation with Nick Breeze, highlights the important modelling work to assess the carbon sequestration potential of cultivated kelp forests at a global scale. In this episode, he also discusses new research to build resilient and scaleable kelp growing platforms, asking the key […]
