How Invasive Seaweed Became a Sustainable Business Opportunity | Land Talks Podcast

Описание: 🌱 Welcome back to Land Talks, the podcast by the G20 Global Land Initiative, where we explore innovative solutions, inspiring stories, and bold ideas shaping the future of our land and oceans. In today’s episode, we sit down with Andrés Bisonó León, CEO and founder of S.O.S. Carbon, an MIT spin-out leading groundbreaking work at the intersection of invasive seaweed mitigation, climate action, and sustainable land restoration across the Caribbean and beyond.

S.O.S. Carbon develops technology to harvest invasive seaweed before it reaches shorelines—preventing beach erosion, reducing economic loss, and transforming seaweed into high-value bio-based agricultural products that boost crop yield and reduce synthetic fertilizer use. This episode highlights how innovations from emerging markets can significantly contribute to global climate goals—and why people and communities remain at the heart of successful restoration efforts.


💬 In this powerful conversation, André shares:
✅ How the climate crisis in the Dominican Republic motivated him to create innovative, community-centered solutions
✅The top challenges facing land restoration in emerging markets
✅Why restoring land and supporting local communities must go hand-in-hand
✅The role of invasive seaweed (sargassum) in creating new opportunities for soil health, fertilizer reduction, and climate mitigation

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