Seaweed (macroalgae) has attracted attention globally given its potential for climate change
mitigation. A topical and contentious question is: Can seaweeds' contribution to climate …

Kelp forest ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services are declining around the
world. In response, marine managers are working to restore and counteract these declines …

While marine kelp forests have provided valuable ecosystem services for millennia, the
global ecological and economic value of those services is largely unresolved. Kelp forests …

The EU Bioeconomy Strategy aims to support the sustainable growth and development of
the EU bio-based sectors while creating jobs, innovation and services. Despite the …

Aim Macroalgal habitats are believed to be the most extensive and productive of all coastal
vegetated ecosystems. In stark contrast to the growing attention on their contribution to …

Kelp forests represent some of the most diverse and productive habitats on Earth, and
provide a range of ecosystem goods and services on which human populations depend. As …

Aquaculture can have negative environmental impacts, adding to the suite of anthropogenic
stressors that challenge coastal ecosystems. However, a growing body of scientific evidence …

Kelp forests are structurally complex habitats, which provide valuable services along 25% of
the world's coastlines. Globally, many kelp forests have disappeared and been replaced by …

Carbon offsetting—receiving credit for reducing, avoiding, or sequestering carbon—has
become part of the portfolio of solutions to mitigate carbon emissions, and thus climate …

Macroalgae form the most extensive and productive benthic marine vegetated habitats
globally but their inclusion in Blue Carbon (BC) strategies remains controversial. We review …