Algae will be a large part of our future food: it is healthy, tastes good and is inexpensive. Algae nourishes the skin and hair, and can take the place of many dietary supplements.

While the ocean suffers from plastic pollution and the loss of biodiversity as a result of climate change, scientists are using the power of marine algae to find solutions to these challenges. Algae have existed for millions of years and are one of the basic building blocks of life on our planet.

In California, for example, a start-up is producing an alternative to ocean-polluting plastic from algae. These nature-based solutions are innovatively tackling ocean pollution as a new way to restore and maintain ecosystems.