Show Notes
This is maybe as seaweed peopley as it gets. It’s for you if you want an overview of kelp forests, if you’re into rewilding and sea otters, if you have any kind of skill and want to put it toward conserving kelp, if you like the sound of a national marine gardening day or if you just want to hear about a big, impressive enviro movement 🦦⚡
Aaron Eger is the Founder and Program Director of the Kelp Forest Alliance, a global community of kelp restoration and conservation practices and research that evolved from his PhD. He was the lead author of the first ever kelp restoration guidebook and facilitated the creation of the Kelp Forest Challenge, a global mission to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040.
You can find Aaron at UNSW or via the Kelp Forest Alliance website. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople. Links to stuff we talk about:
Sunshine Coast Canada - Kelp ecosystem restoration Sea Otters Have Helped Bolster California’s Kelp Forest Global Rewilding Alliance Global kelp forest restoration: past lessons, present status, and future directions (Eger et al., 2022) The Race to Help Kelp (Google resource. Great pics) Kelp Restoration Guidebook Kelp Forest Challenge The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests (open access) Korean Kelp Restoration Manual Gardening Marine Forests (film) - South Korean kelp restoration Tips for finding & contacting your local MP (courtesy of the Australian Marine Conservation Society)
This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal land. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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