Seagrass not only stores our planet's largest reserves of sugar – it protects beaches worldwide from erosion cleans water like an sewage treatment plant. No other living creature on earth reaches a lifespan of almost 80,000 years. It is a nursery and habitat for countless species and purifies the sea water like a gigantic sewage treatment plant. With these superpowers, seaweed can help slow global warming. The film accompanies the leading seagrass researchers from the tropics to the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea.
Lauréats 2026
Magic Meadows – the Power of Seagrass
Compétition :
Compétition DOCU
Catégorie : Préservation de la biodiversité
Pays : France
Catégorie : Préservation de la biodiversité
Pays : France
Producteur : Flowmotion Film
Réalisateur : Florian Guthknecht
Durée : 00:52:56
Réalisateur : Florian Guthknecht
Durée : 00:52:56
Résumé
Seagrass not only stores our planet's largest reserves of sugar – it protects beaches worldwide from erosion cleans water like an sewage treatment plant. No other living creature on earth reaches a lifespan of almost 80,000 years. It is a nursery and habitat for countless species and purifies the sea water like a gigantic sewage treatment plant. With these superpowers, seaweed can help slow global warming. The film accompanies the leading seagrass researchers from the tropics to the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea.