By Freeman Ya Ngulu. A kelp grower based in Lüderitz, Kelp Blue, has just won the Zayed Sustainability Prize at the COP28 gathering in the United Arab Emirates. Kelp Blue received recognition for its extensive climate efforts to create massive kelp forests, which are intended to improve ocean health and trap carbon. Kelp Blue’s cultivation...
November 6, 2024
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Kelp Blue Namibia wen klimaat-aksie prys
Kelp Blue Namibia wen klimaat-aksie prys Kelp Blue Namibia het die klimaat-aksie kategorie van die Zayed Volhoubaarheid-prys by die Cop28 byeenkoms in Dubai gewen. Deur oseaniese seewier te kweek, sekwestreer hul natuurgebaseerde oplossing jaarliks 100 000 ton koolstofdioksied en verhoog see-biodiversiteit, wat Namibië se ‘blou ekonomie’ aanhelp. Daniel Hooft, die uitvoerende hoof van Kelp Blue,...
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Namibia’s Kelp Blue wins prestigious Zayed Sustainability Prize at COP 28 – Business Express
Namibian start-up Kelp Blue which is based in Luderitz has won the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the United Arab Emirates’ pioneering global sustainability and humanitarian award which was announced at COP 28. Kelp Blue was finalist in the new climate action category, introduced to mark the UAE’s ‘Year of Sustainability’ and the hosting of the Conference...
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Fabian Shaanika appointed new Managing Director for Kelp Blue in Namibia – Business Express
Fabian Shaanika has been appointed as the new Managing Director for Kelp Blue in Namibia, starting in January 2024. Fabian has close to 2 decade’s mining industry experience having worked at four of Namibia’s large mining operations in various technical and managerial roles. He also has half a decade experience in the banking industry. He...
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Kelp start-up shortlisted for N$11,4m climate award
Kelp Blue is among this year’s finalists of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the United Arab Emirates’ pioneering global sustainability and humanitarian award, which carries a N$11,4-million (US$ 600 000) prize. Lüderitz-based Kelp Blue is a Namibian start-up which contributes to the restoration of natural ocean wilderness and the mitigation of excess CO? by establishing large-scale...