Seaweed aquaculture accounts for 51.3% of global mariculture production and grows at 6.2%?yr?1 (2000¨C2018). It delivers a broad range of ecosystem services, providing a source of food and natural products across a range of industries. It also offers a versatile, nature-based solution for climate change mitigation and adaptation and for counteracting eutrophication and biodiversity crisis. ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Group in collaboration with the of the United Nations (FAO), the (GEF), the (USAID), and the (WWF) formed the , funded by the PROBLUE Multi-Donor Trust Fund which has, among other things, undertaken a Global Seaweed Market Study. The event highlighted key messages from the Global Seaweed Market Study report. The panel and discussion shared the seaweed¡¯s revolutionary role in sustainability and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Global Seaweed Market Study Report will serve as a thorough reference to document the importance of seaweed ¨C and through it, the Ocean ¨C to people and our planet. While systematically advancing the state of knowledge, it will also introduce seaweed and key Ocean considerations to a broad set of stakeholders.
