Global Kelp Restoration

The Ocean's Forest
Needs Gardeners

Kelp forests are collapsing worldwide — eaten alive by exploding urchin populations. We're restoring balance, one reef at a time.

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Kelp forests are the rainforests of the sea

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Biodiversity

A single kelp forest supports hundreds of species — fish, invertebrates, marine mammals. Lose the kelp, lose the ecosystem.

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Carbon Sink

Kelp absorbs CO₂ up to 20x faster than land forests per hectare, locking carbon into the deep ocean floor.

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Coastal Protection

Dense kelp canopies reduce wave energy, protecting coastlines from erosion and buffering storm surge.

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Under Threat

Ocean warming and urchin barrens have wiped out over 90% of kelp in some regions. The forests that remain are fighting to survive.

Two ways to be a kelp gardener

Like weeding a garden — sometimes you plant, sometimes you restore balance. Both heal the reef.

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Plant a Kelp

Sponsor a kelp plant deployed on a reef structure. It will grow up to 30m tall, absorb CO₂, and shelter hundreds of species.

From $5 per plant
Plant Now
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Restore Balance

Fund urchin removal to rebalance a kelp zone. Remove the urchins, and the kelp comes back on its own — no planting needed.

From $10 per m²
Restore Now

The restoration process

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You donate Choose to plant or restore
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Dive teams act Expert crews in the water
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Kelp grows GPS-tracked, photo-verified
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You see it Before/after updates sent to you

Backing by ocean experts coming soon