Aaron M. Eger

Oct 30, 2024 | cell.com | Aaron M. Eger |Thomas Wernberg |Oceans Canada |Jan Verbeek

Main text Kelp forests are one of the world’s largest marine ecosystems, of immense ecological, cultural, and economic importance, yet they are declining worldwide and are often the forgotten forests of our planet.1 While the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework calls for protection of 30% of the world’s ecosystems and restoration of 30% of degraded systems by 2030,2 kelp forest ecosystems have largely been neglected in international...

Jun 11, 2023 | eastmojo.com | Aaron M. Eger

Restoring kelp forests to sustain the vital role they play in the blue economy will require people rethinking their relationship with the ocean. Kelp forests are the largest marine ecosystems on Earth. They grow next to 740 million people — or 10 percent of the world’s population — and sustain cultures through connections to stories and traditional practices, and economies by providing food and materials for society.