🌊 🌱 Newsflash: We’re a proud recipient of the Global Seaweed Coalition 2024 grant! 🌱🌊 This generous funding will be instrumental in advancing our ocean acidification impact project. So… what is this project about? 🌿 Ocean acidification is a serious problem for our marine ecosystems. 🌿 As oceans absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere, they become more acidic, creating a chemical imbalance that harms our marine life. 🌿 For example, shellfish have issues forming their shells! 🌿 Kelp can save the day: it can store locally available carbon from the surrounding waters in its biomass, with the potential to create a safe haven for these species, where the water is more suitable to live. So, our study aims to answer: to what extent is kelp able to help combat ocean acidification? With GSC’s support, we will acquire state-of-the-art autonomous sensors and analytical instruments, enabling us to create a comprehensive ocean acidification monitoring program. This project will be conducted in Lüderitz, Namibia, and aims to provide more insight into the benefits of healthy kelp forests. The Global Seaweed Coalition is dedicated to fostering a safe and sustainable seaweed industry worldwide, and we are honored to be part of this mission. Together, we can significantly impact our oceans and contribute to a healthier, more sustainable future. Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this exciting journey! 🌍 🌊 #KelpForestFoundation #GlobalSeaweedCoalition #OceanConservation #SustainableSeaweed #OceanAcidification #LuderitzNamibia #MarineScience #InnovativeResearch
Kelp Forest Foundation
Milieudiensten
Amsterdam, North Holland 7.170 volgers
Unlocking the power of kelp to restore the health of our planet.
Over ons
The Kelp Forest Foundation (KFF) is a Netherlands-based non-profit organization aimed at amplifying research initiatives, reforestation projects, and early-stage ventures that unlock kelp as a nature-based solution. We envision a future whereby wild kelp forests are recovering and thriving, and farmed kelp provides nature-based solutions in our everyday lives. KFF does so by initiating kelp research projects, involving industry stakeholders, and supporting kelp reforestation projects worldwide. Next to these activities, we advance kelp science through open knowledge sharing and sponsoring capacity-building programs for coastal communities worldwide.
- Website
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http://kelpforestfoundation.org/
Externe link voor Kelp Forest Foundation
- Branche
- Milieudiensten
- Bedrijfsgrootte
- 2-10 medewerkers
- Hoofdkantoor
- Amsterdam, North Holland
- Type
- Non-profit
- Opgericht
- 2021
Locaties
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Primair
Wibautstraat
Amsterdam, North Holland, NL
Medewerkers van Kelp Forest Foundation
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Roy Budjhawan
Impact Advisory | Board member | Inclusive diversity
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Caroline Slootweg
Co-founder Kelp Blue | CEO Kelp Blue Biotech | Seaweed is the future | IMAGINE Leader | Agriculture Champion
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Clement Taffin
Digital Communications | Marketing | Working with impact-led organizations
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Dortea NK Hamukoto
MSc Scholar with Kelp Forest Foundation
Updates
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🌟What a year it's been! As 2024 comes to a close, we're reflecting on the many amazing moments and milestones that defined our year at the Kelp Forest Foundation. From advancing groundbreaking kelp research to investing in capacity building in the marine sciences for our scholars - your support has made it all possible. Swipe through a few of our 2024 highlights: ✅ KFF scholars Sacky, Michael, and Dortea sporting their KFF jackets! ✅ MSc. students Paula and Arisha taking eDNA samples in Namibia ✅Training interns on titration analysis at the lab ✅ Paula at the Monaco Winter School on Ocean Acidification A few other highlights this year were: ✅ Amplifying kelp science research and innovation: the National Students Research Symposium (NCRS), the Blue Carbon Initiative Conference, Monaco Ocean Week, among many others. ✅ PhD Student Gadaffi joining the research cruise with Florida University, and his internship at KAUST ✅ Emily taking kelp samples to send to Cawthron Institute & Sequench to do giant kelp barcoding - or genetic analysis. 🌊 We're building a better future for our oceans together. But there’s more work to do – Kelp forests are still under threat and need us more than ever. 🎁 This season of giving, let’s create lasting change. Your donation helps us restore ecosystems, build resilience, and unlock the power of kelp. Consider donating today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXfeKAvd From all of us at KFF, thank you for your unwavering support and commitment to ocean health. Together, we’re making waves of change! 🌿 #UnlockingThePowerOfKelp
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🌿As we celebrate the season of giving, we’re reminded of the incredible role kelp forests play in sustaining life on our planet—and how much they need our help. These underwater ecosystems are biodiversity hubs, protectors of marine life, and a means of living for coastal communities. But they’re under threat. We need to act now. If you're a business ready to make a tangible impact in 2025, join us in restoring kelp forests, advancing research, and building a regenerative blue economy. Together, we can create a real impact and unlock the power of kelp. Donate via our website or check out our profile on every.org and 1% for the Planet more information. Learn all about donating as a business below. #unlockingthepowerofkelp #oceanhealth #research #kelp #biodiversity #actnow #climate #oceans
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Let’s come together to support a future where 🌱 Kelp forests thrive as nature’s underwater rainforests. 🌊 Coastal communities flourish through sustainable livelihoods. 🌍 Our oceans remain a vital force in fighting climate change. We're making this vision a reality through science, restoration, and advocacy. Will you join us? Donate today to help us unlock the power of kelp at the link below. #unlockingthepowerofkelp #oceanhealth #research #kelp #biodiversity #actnow #climate #oceans
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🌍 Ocean acidification is endangering marine ecosystems. What can we do about it? When carbon dioxide is dissolved into the ocean, it lowers pH levels, leading to ocean acidification (OA). This process jeopardizes species like mussels and oysters, disrupting ecosystems. Despite its urgency, the interplay of multiple stressors—warming, pollution, and acidification—remains poorly understood. To tackle this knowledge gap, KFF MSc student Paula Sacheus was selected among 15 students, handpicked to join the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors in Monaco. Funded by IAEA and co-sponsored by the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, the program introduced early-career scientists to stressors and how they interact at an ecosystem level. This workshop directly supports Paula’s research on kelp's potential to reduce ocean acidification. She is researching if, and how, farmed kelp can potentially mitigate the local effects of OA. By creating favorable conditions for calcifying organisms, kelp farming could be a key strategy for addressing OA’s effects. At KFF, we’re committed to advancing this science and transparently evaluating kelp’s role in improving marine ecosystems. 🌿 Help us unlock the power of kelp to safeguard our oceans at the link below. #KelpRestoration #OceanConservation #ClimateAction #OceanAcidification
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If you follow us, you've probably heard of blue carbon before. But just in case you're new here (hello!) here's a rundown of what it is, and why we love it. Researchers over at BlueCarbonLab recently shared their latest meta-analysis, "encouraging us to consider how other ecosystems – like mud flats, bivalve reefs, fjords, coralline algae, and some coral reefs – have the potential to act as crucial carbon sinks". Check out their latest research: https://lnkd.in/gniUuZxZ #KFF #bluecarbon #kelp #nature #marinescience #netzero #naturebased
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🌿Another beautiful day in Lüderitz to study kelp forest biodiversity! 🌊 It was tough work with the swell that day, but it was a successful expedition: MSc. student Dortea gathered a few sessile species in the local kelp for her research. Among the samples were 5 Ecklonia individuals, rocks, and shells. 🌊Dortea is researching if - and how - cultivated giant kelp supports sessile species; relatively immobile organisms that attach to farm structures or the kelp itself. Sessile species play a vital role in the marine ecosystem's maintenance and efficiency. 💡They can also act as ecosystem engineers, removing bacteria or fungi to make the environment more suitable for themselves and other organisms in the kelp forest. Sessile organisms are also great feed sources for fish and other species. 👉The data collection day at Lüderitz is part of Dortea's monitoring efforts. By sampling species present in both native and cultivated kelp forests in Namibia, she can better understand these ecosystems’ diversity and composition. 👉Dortea's research is helping us understand how sessile organisms interact in marine ecosystems, and how humans influence these processes. #Biodiversity #MarineScience #Unlockingthepowerofkelp #kelp #research #oceans Below: Dortea examining the kelp, collected for her studies.
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🌊Our oceans need our help. Will you be part of the solution? Your donations help us continue our work in the search for mitigating climate change, ocean restoration, and advancing kelp research: ✅ We've already funded 9 Namibian scholars developing research into the potential of kelp forests to support biodiversity, sequester carbon, and stabilize our oceans. ✅So far, your contributions have helped us organize over 60 Ocean Days with the Lüderitz Blue School, helping us foster ocean stewardship and education for young students in Namibia. ✅We have already initiated over 6 research projects, including projects with Cambridge University, KAUST, University of Namibia. To realise the potential of kelp forests and their role in the fight against climate change, we need to continue investing in groundbreaking, global research. 🌿 Every donation counts. We are a proud member of 1% for the Planet, and we also accept contributions through Every.org (tax-deductible for US-based individuals or business) or directly via our website. 💙 Donate now and be a force for change: https://lnkd.in/e4nMhZZZ #GivingTuesday #UnlockingThePowerOfKelp #OceanConservation #ClimateAction #Kelp #MarineScience
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🌊Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! Tomorrow, December 3rd, we're inviting you to join the global movement of generosity. 💙 Your support helps us restore kelp forests—vital ecosystems that combat climate change, sustain marine biodiversity, and support coastal communities. Kelp can also be farmed sustainably and turned into bioplastics, fertilizers, and other sustainable materials. KFF is proud to be a part of 1% for the Planet and is listed on Every.org, making it easier than ever to donate. 👉Are you a business looking to drive a positive environmental impact? Visit us at 1% for the Planet: https://lnkd.in/eum_urqP 👉Are you a US-based individual or organization? Make a tax-deductible donation via every.org https://lnkd.in/eurGAbVn 👉Are you a NL-based individual or organization? Make a tax-deductible donation via our website: https://lnkd.in/eXfeKAvd 🌿GivingTuesday is a chance to make a difference for our planet and future generations. Let’s unlock the power of kelp together. Stay tuned for updates and other ways to contribute! #GivingTuesday #UnlockingThePowerOfKelp #OceanConservation #ClimateAction #Kelp #MarineScience
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👉 Could kelp forests combat climate change by storing carbon in the continental shelf? 🌊 PhD student Gadaffi Liswaniso's research centers on this critical question as he studies the sediments along Namibia's Lüderitz coast. He is measuring how much organic carbon is naturally buried in these sediments, establishing a baseline for assessing the impact of kelp farming on carbon storage. 🌊 The science: if kelp forest sediments can sequester carbon, they might become powerful tools in managing climate change. By analyzing seafloor cores, Gaddafi can quantify organic carbon levels that predate kelp farming, researching carbon burial rates and eDNA (environmental DNA) to understand these ecosystems better. 🌊 Recently, Gadaffi completed stable isotope analysis for carbon (C13) and Lead (Pb210) and is processing eDNA samples for sequencing. His findings could help clarify how kelp forests contribute to carbon management. 🌊 This year, he joined the KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) in Saudi Arabia for a research internship, where he advanced these analyses before returning to Namibia to complete his dissertation. This research could reshape how we see kelp forests—not just as vital marine habitats but as potential carbon sinks in the fight against climate change. #BlueCarbon #MarineScience #Unlockingthepowerofkelp #kelp #research #oceans Below: Gadaffi performing the transfer and labeling of collected samples (left), and preparing the samples collected for analysis (right).