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SUMMARY:UNEA-6 Side-event – Seaweed as a nature-based solution to tackle 
 the triple planetary crisis: Climate change\, biodiversity loss and pollut
 ion
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DESCRIPTION:Zoom meeting link\n\nBackground\n\nWe are currently facing a tr
 iple planetary crisis of climate change\, biodiversity loss\, and pollutio
 n. These crises are undermining nature’s ability to provide ecosystem se
 rvices that support human and non-human well-being. They threaten the pote
 ntial growth of seaweed\, a powerful and multifaceted nature-based ocean s
 olution.\n\nSeaweed forests are known for their nutrient remediation quali
 ties\, especially when it comes to nitrogen and phosphorus\, and their rol
 e in preserving coastal biodiversity. Along with corals and seagrasses\, s
 eaweed participates in maintaining the balance in oceanic ecosystems. Seaw
 eed is also a low-carbon ocean economy product and is considered a high-va
 lue source of protein for humans and livestock. It is a sustainable non-pl
 astic substitute and a bio-stimulant. In addition\, there is a growing glo
 bal interest in seaweed cultivation as a scalable solution to climate chan
 ge that may provide environmental and social co-benefits as part of the ad
 vancement of resilient and climate-smart aquaculture.\n\nAs an official si
 de-event during the UN Environmental Assembly 6\, this event aims to incre
 ase knowledge and understanding of how seaweed ecosystems can support coas
 tal fisheries\, provide food and medicine\, mitigate climate change and oc
 ean acidification\, and improve water quality.\n\n \nhttps://us02web.zoom
 .us/j/84628494125?pwd=VzRCNVZhc1RaRlVvMVV5ZGlnOFV2Zz09#success\n\nView mee
 ting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/unea-6-side-event-seaweed-n
 ature-based-solution-tackle-triple-planetary-crisis-climate
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