#58: Why we should all love Seaweed with Dr Alex Campbell

For our final week of climate change Heidi and Bella take a dive
underwater with Dr Alex Campbell to see whether there’s a blue
solution to the climate crisis and... there is!  Seaweed and
seagrass could be an unlikely hero in the battle against climatic
change and not just because of carbon storage;  this slimy
macroalgae is used in food, make-up, plastic-alternatives and so
much more.  Through the work of research centres such as the
USC Seaweed Research Group, we’ve found countless applications
for seaweeds!  What you’ll learn this ep:


Seaweed is VERY cool

How seaweed and seagrass differ and why this is important for
storing carbon

What is Crayweed? Why did it entirely disappear from the
Sydney’s East Coast? And what is being done to bring it back (cue
Operation Crayweed)?

Over the last century the UK has lost 92% of it’s seagrass
cover and this continues to decline by 7% every year!

Which other countries are implementing restoration projects?
Hint: check out the WWF Seagrass Restoration Project, a plan that
aims to restore seagrasses to the shores of the UK.



 


Thanks again for joining us Alex! 


 


Useful links:


Operation Crayweed - http://www.operationcrayweed.com/


USC Seaweed Research Group -
https://www.usc.edu.au/research/seaweed-research-group


People can also find links to all my socials on my own personal
webpage - https://www.alexandracampbell.com.au/


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