Marine plant specialist Vincent Doumeizel explains the benefits of seaweed, from its medicinal qualities to its carbon-trapping abilities, and inspires readers to incorporate it into their lives.

You might think of it as a slippery annoyance that ruins your swim, but seaweed is a powerhouse plant that can protect us and our planet.

Vincent Doumeizel is a senior advisor for ocean and food at the United Nations Global Compact, where he founded the Global Seaweed Coalition to increase awareness about the benefits of seaweed.

In The Seaweed Revolution: How Seaweed Has Shaped Our Past and Can Save Our Future, Doumeizel explores how cultures old and new have taken advantage of seaweed, how seaweed can keep us healthy, and what the plants do to protect the planet against the threat of climate change.