Inspired by the late Lowell “Japs” Godfrey, a pioneer of the seaweed farming industry in Belize, today the local community has discovered many sustainable and profitable sources of income than just fishing or tourism. Jolie Pollard is one of them who runs Ikooma – which is a kriolized name for the edible Eucheuma isiforme seaweed used in her moisturizing seaweed cream and gel.
Read the original article here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/earth-optimism/2022/06/28/seaweed-offers-solutions-for-humans-habitats-and-hair-in-belize/