What is the Conservation Menu?
The Conservation Menu is a structured framework constructed in line with the actions identified to achieve the conservations objectives identified for each of the five Seaweed Breakthroughs Goals. The menu presents a range of evidence-based actions, interventions and commitments that can be undertaken by different stakeholders, under Pathway 1, to contribute towards these agreed conservation objectives.
A Conservation Menu recognises that organisations, governments, businesses, investors, research institutions and civil society actors have different capacities, mandates and levels of influence. The menu therefore provides a flexible set of options through which stakeholders can contribute according to their role, resources and level of ambition as well as enabling participants to identify actions that are most relevant and aligned to their circumstances and approaches.
By offering complementary actions across the goals, the framework encourages broader participation, facilitates measurable commitments, and supports the scaling of collective impact across sectors and geographies, from, for example the local through regional to the global level, depending on needs.
The Conservation Menu
Which Seaweed Breakthrough Goal(s) Will Your Organisation Pledge to Deliver?
Please select the Goal(s) and action area(s) your organisation is committing to support.
Goal 1: Halt Loss of Seaweed Habitats
Seaweed Breakthrough Target: Reduce loss of seaweed habitats by 70% by 2030 and achieve zero net loss by 2040.
Select applicable actions:
☐ Launch advocacy and awareness campaigns highlighting the ecological, social and economic importance of seaweeds.
☐ Map local pressures, including pollution, damaging coastal development, unsustainable harvesting and climate-related impacts.
☐ Co-develop national or regional seaweed conservation strategies and policies addressing drivers of habitat loss.
☐ Strengthen monitoring, data sharing and reporting on seaweed habitat condition.
☐ Support climate adaptation measures for vulnerable seaweed ecosystems.
Goal 2: Protect and Conserve Seaweed Habitats
Seaweed Breakthrough Target: Increase long-term protection of seaweed habitats by 30% by 2030 and achieve full protection by 2040.
Select applicable actions:
☐ Support mapping, assessment and identification of priority seaweed conservation areas.
☐ Engage stakeholders to develop legal and regulatory protections for wild seaweed habitats.
☐ Incorporate seaweed habitats and cultivation zones into marine spatial planning.
☐ Establish or expand marine protected areas containing key seaweed taxa, diversity and habitats.
☐ Improve management effectiveness within protected and conserved areas. Recognise key seaweed taxa and habitats within national policies, including National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
☐ Strengthen legal and regulatory protection for wild seaweed ecosystems.
Goal 3: Restore Seaweed Ecosystems
Seaweed Breakthrough Target: Restore seaweed habitats to cover 30% of areas lost by 2030, 50% by 2040 and 100% by 2050 where feasible.
Select applicable actions:
☐ Fund or implement community-led seaweed restoration projects.
☐ Support research into restoration methodologies, success metrics and best practice.
☐ Establish restoration targets, monitoring programmes and evaluation frameworks.
☐ Scale innovative and successful restoration approaches, including natural recovery methods.
☐ Integrate seaweed restoration into wider coastal ecosystem recovery programmes.
Goal 4: Secure Resilient, Equitable and Sustainable Livelihoods
Seaweed Breakthrough Target: Support resilient and equitable livelihoods for millions of seaweed-dependent people globally by 2030.
Select applicable actions:
☐ Support sustainable seaweed farming practices and production models.
☐ Invest in farmer training, skills development and local capacity building.
☐ Promote equitable participation of women, Indigenous Peoples and local communities throughout seaweed value chains.
☐ Develop climate-resilient cultivation systems and seed stock programmes, including biobanking initiatives.
☐ Strengthen value chains and improve market access for sustainably produced seaweed products.
☐ Support fair-trade, responsible sourcing and sustainable procurement initiatives.
☐ Promote seaweed-based nature-based solutions that deliver environmental, social and economic benefits.
Goal 5: Mobilise Finance for Seaweed Protection and Restoration
Seaweed Breakthrough Target: Secure at least US$17.5 billion for seaweed conservation, protection and restoration by 2030.
Select applicable actions:
☐ Commit grant funding for seaweed conservation, protection and restoration programmes.
☐ Invest in effective restoration and sustainable production projects.
☐ Develop innovative financing mechanisms and blended finance approaches for nature-based solutions.
☐ Integrate seaweed into blue economy, biodiversity and climate investment portfolios.
☐ Support long-term monitoring, data collection, evaluation and impact assessment.
☐ Mobilise public, private and philanthropic finance for seaweed action.