How a toxic seaweed choking Caribbean beaches could become a valuable resource

By Emily Wilkinson, Principal Research Fellow, ODI Global
Emma Tompkins, Professor of Geography, Environment & Development, University of Southampton

Each year, between March and October, large amounts of brown seaweed called sargassum wash up on the shores of Caribbean islands – choking beaches, damaging marine life and threatening tourism and public health. But a number of local entrepreneurs are hoping the seaweed could create an economic opportunity.

From the coast of west Africa to the Caribbean Sea and…

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