carbon sequestration

Mikro-Tek – Harnessing the Power of Fungi to Helping Reforestation

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Chile, a country I know well, is one of the most developed countries in the Southern Hemisphere but an astonishing two-thirds of the country is affected or threatened by desertification and drought. Of the 1.3 million people inhabiting the most affected areas, approximately 60% live in poverty. The trees in these areas were cut down … Mikro-Tek – Harnessing the Power of Fungi to Helping Reforestation

Notpla – The Future is not Plastic – It’s Seaweed

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The 2020 EarthShot Prize has been awarded to Notpla (a play on Not Plastic) who are replacing plastic with products made from seaweed and other plants. Co-founders and co-CEOs Pierre-Yves Paslier and Rodrigo García González met on an Innovation Design Engineering Masters at Imperial College London. Pierre had worked as a packaging engineer for L’Oreal in Paris and had seen first-hand both … Notpla – The Future is not Plastic – It’s Seaweed