Regen Ocean Farms

Develop a pilot model for sustainable seaweed farming to enhance traditional know-how through biotechnological applications.

The Regen ocean farms project

CONTEXT AND MAIN ISSUES

Seaweed farming is an agricultural technique that, when practiced by small-scale farmers, enhances the ecosystem services provided by marine life: carbon sinks, deacidification, depollution, economic development, etc.

On Brazil’s northeastern coasts, this approach helps to regenerate marine ecosystems, creating economic value while preserving traditional know-how and avoiding the switch to high-impact fishing methods.

OBJECTIVE

Structuring an artisanal seaweed production chain to regenerate ecosystems and coastal socio-economic activity.

METHOD

The project aims to structure an artisanal seaweed production chain in a coastal marine reserve in northeastern Brazil, benefiting 650 families, and thus avoid rural exodus and the switch to impact fishing methods. The project aims to structure an artisanal seaweed production chain in a coastal marine reserve in northeastern Brazil, benefiting 650 families and thus avoiding rural exodus and the switch to impact fishing methods.

This multi-disciplinary approach combines traditional algaculture techniques with biotechnological innovations to create an integrated and balanced system with the marine environment.

HOW IS THIS PROJECT INNOVATIVE?

Regen Ocean Farms innovates by revitalizing traditional Brazilian seaweed farming with modern biotechnological processes to restore Brazil’s coastal ecosystems. By promoting economic development while preserving ecosystems, this project offers an innovative and desirable approach to marine conservation, and promises a sustainable balance in the use of coastal resources.

LOCATION

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NEWS

Project duration

2024 – 2026

SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES

Results and advances

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The team

Francimeire do Nascimento Costa

Researcher at the Bonfarto Kaj Konservado Institute (BKK)

Prof. Wagner Cotroni Valenti

Researcher in algoculture at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Roberto Favero

Innovation Director, BKK Institute

Partners

Prof. Michele Spier

Bioplastics researcher at Universidade Federal Do Parana (UFPR)

Prof. Adibe Abdalla

Researcher in anti-methanogenic materials at CENA USP

Institutional Partners

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