Seaweed Farming in Zanzibar: Empowering Women and Improving Sustainability Webinar

During this webinar, George Maina gave an overview of The Nature Conservancy’s restorative seaweed initiative and aquaculture efforts in the Western Indian Ocean. Mondy Muhando, also from The Nature Conservancy, shared successes and lessons learned on a recently launched community-empowerment and environmental-training program that helps address challenges to farming seaweed sustainably in Zanzibar. Protecting these important marine environments while supporting seaweed aquaculture, especially through education and partnering with local women, is essential to conserving Zanzibar’s waters and wildlife.