24_1460_Seaweed Post Harvest Uses_Infographic_Final copy

The document details how seaweed is utilized across various sectors—including cosmetics, biopackaging, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, textiles, food, feed, and fertilizer—as a low-resource, biodegradable, and lower-carbon alternative to traditional materials and chemicals.

• Seaweed is being integrated into several industrial sectors to replace high-carbon or resource-intensive materials: cosmetics use it as a texturizing agent and for bioactives; the biopackaging industry is developing seaweed-based plastic, cardboard, and ink; and the textile industry is creating cotton blends using seaweed fiber, which requires no freshwater and has a lower carbon footprint than polyester.
• In agriculture and livestock, seaweed serves as a nutrient-rich fertilizer that reduces chemical use and increases crop resilience, and as a livestock feed that improves animal health and productivity while reducing methane emissions from cows.
• Seaweed is applied in the pharmaceutical and energy sectors, with compounds used for probiotic, thyroid, and anti-inflammatory health benefits, and as a biofuel that requires less land, freshwater, and pesticides than other biofuels, though it currently needs to scale production to become price-competitive.

APA

WWF International (2024). 24_1460_Seaweed Post Harvest Uses_Infographic_Final copy. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/163/1g7mzm6z4m_Seaweed_Post_Harvest_Uses_FINAL.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. 24_1460_Seaweed Post Harvest Uses_Infographic_Final copy. 2024. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/163/1g7mzm6z4m_Seaweed_Post_Harvest_Uses_FINAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2024241460seaweed, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{24\_1460\_Seaweed Post Harvest Uses\_Infographic\_Final copy}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2024}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/163/1g7mzm6z4m_Seaweed_Post_Harvest_Uses_FINAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }