Contribution of macroalgae (seaweed) to sustainability

Year 2025, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 91 - 103, 01.07.2025

Şeyma Şimşek

Abstract

This paper surveys how macroalgae (seaweed) can advance several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By enhancing food security, sequestering carbon, supplying biomass for clean energy, filtering polluted water and replacing wood- or petroleum-based materials, seaweed directly supports SDGs 2, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 and 15 while fostering innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9). Cultivation projects also generate local jobs—especially for women—thus contributing to SDGs 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16. Key bottlenecks remain: high production costs, limited technology, insufficient research–industry coordination and patchy policy frameworks. The paper details these obstacles in the introduction and offers campus-, nationaland global-scale recommendations in the discussion.

Keywords

Sustainability , Macroalgae , Sustainable Development Goals , Seaweed-Based Biofuel , Water Quality.

Makroalglerin (deniz yosunlarının) sürdürülebilirliğe katkısı

Abstract

Bu çalışma, deniz yosunu (makroalg) temelli uygulamaların birden çok Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amacı’na (SKA) eş zamanlı katkı sağlayabileceğini göstermektedir. Makroalgler; gıda güvenliğini arttırma, karbon tutma ve biyoyakıt üretimi yoluyla iklim eylemine (SKA 13) ve temiz enerjiye (SKA 7) destek olma, atıksu arıtımı ve deniz ekosisteminin iyileştirilmesiyle temiz suya (SKA 6) ve “Sudaki Yaşam”a (SKA 14) hizmet etme, ayrıca alternatif hammadde sunarak ormansızlaşmayı azaltma (SKA 15) gibi potansiyellere sahiptir. Bu süreçler aynı zamanda sorumlu üretim-tüketimi (SKA 12) ve sürdürülebilir sanayi-altyapıyı (SKA 9) teşvik eder; yeni istihdam alanları yaratarak yoksulluğun azaltılmasına, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğine ve kapsayıcı ekonomik büyümeye (SKA 1, 5, 8, 10) katkı sunar. Bu potansiyele karşın, maliyet etkinliği, teknolojik altyapı, bilimsel iş birliği ve politika geliştirme konularındaki yetersizlikler önemli engeller oluşturmaktadır. Makalenin girişinde bu zorluklar özetlenmiş, tartışma bölümünde kampüsten küresel ölçeğe somut çözüm önerileri geliştirilmiştir.

Keywords

sürdürülebilirlik , Makroalgler , Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları , Deniz Yosunu Tabanlı Biyoyakıt , Su Kalitesi

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