Séchage d'algues
Yann
Arthus-Bertrand
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Séchage d'algues
Nets used to dry seaweed, Wando Archipelago, South Korea (34°19'N - 127°05’E). In this archipelago, which includes over 200 islands, large and small, inhabited and deserted in the south-west Korean Peninsula, the main activity is aquaculture, in particular that of seaweed. In the past harvests were modest but nowadays seaweed for consumption is cultivated in huge quantities. The Koreans are the biggest consumers of seaweed along with China and Japan. In 2004 the production of edible Korean seaweed was 71,000 tons (in dry weight). Certain species are sold as dried leaves and used to wrap sushis, others are used in soups and sauces. Considered as a "sea vegetable" these seaweeds are an important source of proteins and vitamins. The culture of seaweed is part and parcel of sustainable development. It is an activity that requires non-polluted waters and does not destroy the water life in which it lives. Today the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) encourage the culture of seaweed around the world as an efficient way of beating food insecurity.
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Yann
Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand war zuerst Schauspieler, dann, in den 60er Jahren, Verwalter eines Tierreservats. Später, in den 70ern, war er Heißluftballonfahrer in Kenia. Für die Verwirklichung seiner Ausstellung „La Terre vue du ciel“ (Die Erde von oben) musste er sich hart durchkämpfen, wo sie doch im Nachhinein hunderttausende Besucher angezogen hat. Sein Buch, ebenfalls nach der Ausstellung benannt, war ein echter Best-Seller. Ewig verliebt in Erde und Menschheit widmet er seine Arbeit dem Umweltschutz und den sozialschwachen Völkern.
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