Wando seaweed, promoted as carbon absorber in South Korea

As seaweed produced in Wando, Jeollanam-do, is attracting attention as a carbon sink for the marine ecosystem to respond to climate change, Shin Woo-cheol, the mayor of Wando County, will visit NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to discuss new blue carbon certification for seaweed. According to Wando County on the 4th, Shin Woo-cheol will visit NASA in mid-November to discuss new blue carbon certification for seaweed with working-level officials to respond to climate change and achieve carbon neutrality. They will also discuss seaweed farming technology and the establishment of an offshore seaweed farming system with the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2021, NASA released satellite photos of Wando's seaweed farm, which became a hot topic when it mentioned that it had the optimal conditions for seaweed farming with warm temperatures and gentle tidal ranges and was eco-friendly. The NASA ...