THE SEAWEED REVOLUTION

As featured on BBC News and TIME The potential of seaweed or marine algae to transform our world is huge excellent book New Scientist The seaweed revolution is a fresh hope for tomorrow Seaweed develops in water everywhere from the eternal glaciers to lagoons heated by the sun from seas saturated with salt to the fresh water of our rivers Yet we only know how to cultivate a few dozen varieties at most Incredibly diverse seaweed could help to bring back balance in our ecosystems through a wide range of applications It could allow us to better feed human beings and animals replace plastic and fertilizers boost medical innovations mitigate global warming repair biodiversity and support economies in coastal communities where fish stocks are declining Although seaweed has supported our development for millions of years we have lost our connection with it and focused our efforts purely on land cultivation Today a fast growing global population combined with climate social and environmental crises gives us compelling reasons to reconsider this forgotten treasure This book is a must read for anyone who cares about our planet s future Mark Lynas journalist and author of Our Final Warning Six Degrees of Climate Emergency An essential read for anyo