Tackling climate change by exploring the Blue-Green economy with local communities

Tackling climate change by exploring the Blue-Green economy with local communities

Transforming livelihoods, regenerating ocean biodiversity, connecting communities

Transforming livelihoods, regenerating ocean biodiversity, connecting communities

We believe in people, planet, profit

We believe in people, planet, profit

We believe that sustainable entrepreneurship can be done by partnering with the community and key environmental stakeholders to improve lives and create sustainable livelihoods and regenerate life under water

About

Kee Farms (501c3) is an ocean farm network focused on climate change adaptation through ocean regeneration, resilience, and restoration. Our work with seaweeds contribute to carbon sequestration, reduction of ocean acidification, increase in biodiversity, and removal of excess nutrients from our waterways.

We work with fisherfolk and other vulnerable groups to establish ocean farms. With sea moss, for example, these communities create an alternative source of livelihood. We believe in triple bottom line to create social, economic, and environmental change.

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The Caribbean Sea is a lifeline for millions of people. Concerted action is crucial to halt and reverse marine degradation in the Caribbean. Around 9% of the Earth's total coral population resides in the Caribbean, and over 50% of that original coral in the region has been destroyed since the 1970s with algal blooms at an all-time high since the 1990s.


Jamaica in particular has lost 85% of its coral reefs between 1980 and 1990 mainly due to the chain of unfortunate human and natural disasters that struck the island during that time frame.

About

Kee Farms (501c3) is an ocean farm network focused on climate change adaptation through ocean regeneration, resilience, and restoration. Our work with seaweeds contribute to carbon sequestration, reduction of ocean acidification, increase in biodiversity, and removal of excess nutrients from our waterways.

We work with fisherfolk and other vulnerable groups to establish ocean farms. With sea moss, for example, these communities create an alternative source of livelihood. We believe in triple bottom line to create social, economic, and environmental change.

50%

The Caribbean Sea is a lifeline for millions of people. Concerted action is crucial to halt and reverse marine degradation in the Caribbean. Around 9% of the Earth's total coral population resides in the Caribbean, and over 50% of that original coral in the region has been destroyed since the 1970s with algal blooms at an all-time high since the 1990s.


Jamaica in particular has lost 85% of its coral reefs between 1980 and 1990 mainly due to the chain of unfortunate human and natural disasters that struck the island during that time frame.

About

Kee Farms (501c3) is an ocean farm network focused on climate change adaptation through ocean regeneration, resilience, and restoration. Our work with seaweeds contribute to carbon sequestration, reduction of ocean acidification, increase in biodiversity, and removal of excess nutrients from our waterways.

We work with fisherfolk and other vulnerable groups to establish ocean farms. With sea moss, for example, these communities create an alternative source of livelihood. We believe in triple bottom line to create social, economic, and environmental change.

50%

The Caribbean Sea is a lifeline for millions of people. Concerted action is crucial to halt and reverse marine degradation in the Caribbean. Around 9% of the Earth's total coral population resides in the Caribbean, and over 50% of that original coral in the region has been destroyed since the 1970s with algal blooms at an all-time high since the 1990s.


Jamaica in particular has lost 85% of its coral reefs between 1980 and 1990 mainly due to the chain of unfortunate human and natural disasters that struck the island during that time frame.

What experts think about our current situation

"Among Caribbean territories, Jamaica is probably up there with Haiti in terms of depletion of our fisheries and its deteriorating fish lives. We are among the worst in the Caribbean."

— Brandon Hay, Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation

Seaweed aquaculture accounts for 51.3% of global mariculture production and grows at 6.2% yr−1 (2000–2018).

Seaweed aquaculture accounts for 51.3% of global mariculture production and grows at 6.2% yr−1 (2000–2018).

It delivers a broad range of ecosystem services, providing a source of food and natural products across a range of industries. It also offers a versatile, nature-based solution for climate change mitigation and adaptation and for counteracting eutrophication and biodiversity crisis.

We are providing environmentally sustainable business solutions for coastal communities. That could potentially over time reduce overfishing, illegal fishing and restore nearshore reef heath.

Our partners

We are providing environmentally sustainable business solutions for coastal communities. That could potentially over time reduce overfishing, illegal fishing and restore nearshore reef heath.

Our partners

We are providing environmentally sustainable business solutions for coastal communities. That could potentially over time reduce overfishing, illegal fishing and restore nearshore reef heath.

Our partners

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Design and developed by Marlon James