Kelp Forest Foundation

The “Kelp Forest Foundation” (KFF) is a Netherlands-registered non-profit charity with a vision of harnessing the power of giant kelp to help restore the health of the planet.

Even though the ecological role and benefits of kelp are currently understudied, kelp forests are known to sequester huge amounts of carbon, provide long term solutions to climate change, and also serve as a foundation species for vast marine ecological pyramids.

The purpose of the foundation is to address the gap in science and knowledge around kelp forests’ ecosystem services. The KFF aims to raise the awareness of the economic and ecological importance of kelp forests, drive research, build knowledge and strengthen the science around wild forest restoration and cultivated kelp afforestation.