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As a designer it is imperative that we own the process from seed to final product- thereby ensuring circularity and transparency. It is only when you own the process, that you can stay true to the cause. Join me with Global Seaweed Coalition and UNCTAD Ocean Economy and Fisheries The World Bank United Nations High Level Political Forum United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Club, AUD to delve deep into the potentials of seaweed with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 1️⃣ On Wednesday, 10 July from 9:00-10:30 ET (15:00-16:30 CET, 22:00-23:30 GMT, Korea+9) join UNCTAD, Global Seaweed Coalition, The World Bank, Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, and United Nations Global Compact at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2024 for a side event on "How seaweed contributes to achieving each of the goals under review." You can join us online or in-person in New York to learn about the multifaceted contributions seaweed is making to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and need for global coordination. Speakers include: ▶ Nichola Dyer Dyer, Senior Advisor, Global Seaweed Coalition ▶ Chantal Line Carpentier Carpentier, Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Branch, UNCTAD ▶ Eun Kyoung Hwang , Senior Researcher, Seaweed Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea ▶ Delilah Al Khudhairy Al Khudhairy, Director, DG MARE, European Commission ▶ Laurie Hofmann, PhD , PhD, Professor, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences ▶ Runa Ray Ray, Founder, Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice ▶ Anoushka Concepcion Concepcion, Chair, Strategic Advisory Council, Global Seaweed Coalition ▶ Valerie Hickey Hickey, Global Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, World Bank 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eVzAPjHr 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗟𝗣𝗙: https://hlpf.un.org/2024 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: https://lnkd.in/eFnrRTqr 2️⃣ On Friday, 12 July from 10:00-10:30 CET join UNCTAD in person at the Speaker's Corner of FAO's Thirty-Sixth Session of the Committee on Fisheries. Chantal Line Carpentier of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Vincent Doumeizel of United Nations Global Compact will host an event entitled, "An ocean of opportunities: The potential of seaweed to address food security, environmental sustainability, and gender empowerment." 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eywYZm3J 3️⃣ To get ready for next week, check out UNCTAD's latest podcast with David Vivas Eugui on "Super seaweed." David will walk you through how, from food to pharmaceuticals, seaweed can transform our lives and have a positive effect on the environment.

Fashion and the use of invasive algae alongside the positive power seaweed Discussing the importance of seaweed in fashion and the creation of #leather using invasive micro algae with UNCTAD Ocean Economy and Fisheries , Global Seaweed Coalition, The The World Bank, the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, and the United Nations Global Compact at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2024 to explore seaweed's potential to transform our world and the need for a global dialogue and coordination mechanism on seaweed. Register to participate in this hybrid side event: https://lnkd.in/ess6ye2n 🌊 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱 – 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 🌊 📅 Date: 10 July 2024 🕒 Time: 09:00-10:30 ET (15:00-16:30 CET, 22:00-22:30 GMT, Korea +9) 💼 Meeting: Side event at UN High Level Political Forum 2024 📍 Physical Location: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Office, New York, United States of America 🖥 Digital Option: Webex 🗣 Speakers 🗣 ▪ Moderator: Nichola Dyer, Senior Advisor, Global Seaweed Coalition (in person) ▪Introductory remarks: Chantal Line Carpentier, Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Branch, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (virtual) ▪ Keynote: @Eun Kyong Hwang, Seaweed Research Institute, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (virtual) ▪Perspectives from the European Union: Delilah Al Khudhairy, PhD, Director, DG MARE, European Commission (pre-recorded video) ▪Panel on how seaweed contributes to achieving each of the SDGs under review at the HLPF 2024: ➖ Laurie Hofmann, PhD, Phycologist, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (virtual) ➖ Runa Ray, Founder, Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice (in person) ➖ Anoushka Concepcion, Chair, Strategic Advisory Council, Global Seaweed Coalition (in person) ▪ Wrap-up and call to action: Valerie Hickey, Global Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, The World Bank (virtual) #SustainableDevelopment #Seaweed #UNCTAD #HLPF2024 #Sustainability #BlueEconomy

Join me, while I discuss the importance of seaweed in fashion and the creation of #leather using invasive micro algae with UNCTAD Ocean Economy and Fisheries , Global Seaweed Coalition, The The World Bank, the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, and the United Nations Global Compact at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2024 to explore seaweed's potential to transform our world and the need for a global dialogue and coordination mechanism on seaweed. Register to participate in this hybrid side event: https://lnkd.in/ess6ye2n 🌊 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱 – 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 🌊 📅 Date: 10 July 2024 🕒 Time: 09:00-10:30 ET (15:00-16:30 CET, 22:00-22:30 GMT, Korea +9) 💼 Meeting: Side event at UN High Level Political Forum 2024 📍 Physical Location: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Office, New York, United States of America 🖥 Digital Option: Webex 🗣 Speakers 🗣 ▪ Moderator: Nichola Dyer, Senior Advisor, Global Seaweed Coalition (in person) ▪Introductory remarks: Chantal Line Carpentier, Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Branch, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (virtual) ▪ Keynote: @Eun Kyong Hwang, Seaweed Research Institute, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (virtual) ▪Perspectives from the European Union: Delilah Al Khudhairy, PhD, Director, DG MARE, European Commission (pre-recorded video) ▪Panel on how seaweed contributes to achieving each of the SDGs under review at the HLPF 2024: ➖ Laurie Hofmann, PhD, Phycologist, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (virtual) ➖ Runa Ray, Founder, Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice (in person) ➖ Anoushka Concepcion, Chair, Strategic Advisory Council, Global Seaweed Coalition (in person) ▪ Wrap-up and call to action: Valerie Hickey, Global Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, The World Bank (virtual) #SustainableDevelopment #Seaweed #UNCTAD #HLPF2024 #Sustainability #BlueEconomy

Join me in New York with Global Seaweed Coalition for the official #HLPF event at United Nations Lets discuss #seaweed

Ever wondered what leather waste can turn into? It can become food for #soil and even chicken feed. My journey into #leather production and its afterlife has revealed possible ways of utilizing natural #waste and its by-products. While leather production can be damaging due to its processes, it's heartening to discover solutions that ensure we do not leave its waste behind Leather waste can be incinerated under controlled conditions. The high temperatures break down the organic components of the leather, leaving behind ash rich in minerals. The ash from burned leather waste contains valuable nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and trace elements that can be beneficial for soil health. By converting leather waste into fertilizer, valuable nutrients are recycled back into the soil, reducing the need for synthetic #fertilizers Utilizing leather waste in this manner helps reduce the environmental impact of the leather industry by diverting waste from #landfills and minimizing #pollution. Leather-derived fertilizers can enhance soil structure, improve microbial activity, and boost plant growth, contributing to #sustainable #agricultural practices.

At UNESCO, as a team of young women entrepreneurs, we are working towards elevating the status of women in fragile states due to conflict and climate change. Women are the most affected by climate change. According to the IPCC report, Women's vulnerability to climate change stems from a number of factors -- social, economic and cultural. Seventy per cent of the 1.3 billion people living in conditions of poverty are women. Our work at UNESCO will focus on creating innovative economic models within the fashion industry. These models aim to ensure future growth and security for humanity as we face the dual crises of war and climate change. We are committed to developing solutions that will withstand the test of time, evolving into growth models that benefit communities in fragile zones.