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Presenter urges United Nations seaweed task force to scale seaweed- and plankton-based products
Summary
At a conference, a presenter described seaweed and plankton as major untapped sources for sustainable materials and said they hope to unveil a United Nations seaweed task force supported by member states and six agencies, with a draft to be released at the next U.N. General Assembly.
An unnamed presenter at a conference said plankton and seaweed could become large-scale, sustainable sources for materials and consumer goods and called for a United Nations seaweed task force to coordinate that effort.
“Plankton and seaweed are the greatest untapped resource we have, on this planet and the solution to some of our greatest challenge of our generation. Plankton and seaweed are the source of new material. These sunglasses are made in plankton. This T shirt is made in…
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