How scientists are working to restore the world’s embattled kelp forests

Elizabeth Devitt, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

How scientists are working to restore the world’s embattled kelp forests
Caleb Kastein on Unsplash

Kelp forests grow along more than one-quarter of the world’s coastlines and are among the most biodiverse ecosystems.

But these critical habitats are disappearing due to warming oceans, pollution, overharvesting and other human impacts.

Losing wild kelp forests causes biodiversity loss, reduces the protection of coastal communities from storm surges and removes a vital carbon sink. 

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