Knowledge Hub

This Knowledge Hub brings together useful documents and resources from across the global community who are working to protect and restore kelp forests. Here we provide some of our favorites in the hopes that they will help you in your work.

We have also created a Kelp Restoration Guidebook which chronicles the lessons we've learned from kelp restoration projects undertaken around the world.

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Kelp Forest Ecosystem Monitoring

This guidebook is intended to equip the global community with practical knowledge contributing to the protection and restoration of kelp forests around the world.

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Kelp Restoration Guidebook

A starting point for practitioners, researchers, managers, and custodians to learn about the steps of restoration and access an active community of practice.

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Korean Kelp Restoration Manual

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Roadmap

A roadmap for protecting and restoring 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040

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State of the World's Kelp Report

Kelp forests are incredibly valuable ecosystems that play a vital role in supporting marine life, coastal economies, and even helping to fight climate change. However, they face serious threats from climate change, overfishing, and habitat destruction.

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The Role of Kelp Forests in Carbon Dioxide Removal and Climate Mitigation

Establishing a method to measure their long-term CO2 sequestration is key for carbon credits and involves quantifying the CO2 removed and the carbon stored by kelp.