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Feature
Update 2021/2/26
Food security/Renewable Energy
 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IDENTIFIES CANADA’S
CASCADIA SEAWEED AS ONE OF ELEVEN GLOBAL INNOVATORS
By Suzanne Forcese
UPDATE: Original Article: THE OCEAN SAVING THE OCEAN
“The ocean is our lifeline – its health is essential to our health. Securing the ocean’s well-being will have positive impacts across many global challenges we face today….Finding and elevating promising ocean innovations wherever they may be, connecting them and helping them scale is crucial to ensure we protect one of our planet’s most valuable assets.” World Economic Forum – The Davos Agenda
UpLink - a digital platform and an arm of the World Economic Forum,was created for scaling innovation and driving progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development.
The Davos Agenda has unveiled its second cohort of ocean innovators according to its digital platform(UpLink) for scaling innovation. UpLink focuses on solutions that tackle a range of ocean challenges including coral reef restoration, scaling restorative aquaculture, unearthing technologies for marine protection and helping invest in nature-based solutions.
The second Ocean Solutions Sprint has named Cascadia Seaweed as one of the innovative solutions in the ocean space today helping to invest in nature-based solutions.
Cascadia Seaweed provides healthy plant-based nutritional food, climate action and ocean regeneration, and economic resiliency for Indigenous communities through seaweed cultivation in British Columbia. Photo Courtesy Cascadia Seaweed
suzanne.f@watertoday.ca
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