Sargassum Research Team from the Climate Cleanup Foundation Conducted Pilot Study on Sint Maarten in Collaboration with the Nature Foundation St. Maarten. | SMN NEWS

PHILIPSBURG:— The Climate Cleanup Foundation visited St. Maarten to study sargassum landings, collect sargassum, perform tests and take samples, in order to find solutions for the sargassum invasions by researching several options of using the sargassum and possibly creating carbon sinks. Two members of the Climate Cleanup Team visited Sint Maarten in September to conduct research on the Sargassum Seaweed, the team got intrigued by the problems the algae cause for us humans and our ecosystems. In September Peter Lindeman and Fons Janssen working for Climate Cleanup, a Dutch NGO (see www.ClimateCleanup.org), held their trip for field research. ...

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