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Inside Our Alliance: Giving Back With Pura Vida Bracelets
With thousands of rainbow bracelets at hand, California lifestyle company Pura Vida is giving back—both to local artisans and the ocean. They share our dedication to keep the planet thriving and are protecting one of its most valuable and vulnerable ecosystems: coral reefs. In 2019, Pura Vida partnered with CORAL, and to date, have graciously…
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New Educational Videos That Focus on Protecting Coral Reefs
After more than 25 years of coral reef conservation work, we’ve celebrated many successes and evaluated lessons learned. We firmly believe that by sharing our gained knowledge, we will reach new communities in the world and help implement actions that protect coral reefs. In recent educational videos, Dr. Antonella Rivera, CORAL’s Principle Investigator in Tegucigalpa,…
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New Water Quality Data Empowers Local Residents
Hawai’i Island residents can find out what’s in the water at their favorite beaches for the first time. HILO, HAWAI‘I – January 19, 2022 – A new dataset, made public this month by Hawai’i Wai Ola, gives community members access to high quality, open-source water quality testing data dating back to June of 2020. Volunteers…
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Our 2022 Impact: Protecting Coral Reefs that Can Adapt to Climate Change
Could a map be used to estimate the likelihood that a coral reef can adapt to climate change? That’s one of the biggest questions driving our Global Conservation Science team these days. In collaboration with the Allen Coral Atlas (the Atlas), a global map and monitoring system for shallow water coral reefs, we are leading…
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Thank You for Supporting CORAL’s Volunteers in Maui
We are proud to support a dedicated team of local volunteers in Maui, Hawai’i, as they work to protect the valuable coral reefs in their community. By using “best management practices,” which are effective measures used to reduce marine pollution, we are able to minimize sediment pollution on coral reefs. Our volunteers grow and plant native…
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Using Lessons Learned in Puakō, Hawai’i to Tackle Wastewater Pollution Worldwide
Erica Perez, CORAL’s Senior Program Manager on Hawai’i Island, just wrapped up her time as a mentor during the new Wastewater Pollution course led by our partner the Reef Resilience Network (RRN). Perez played an active role in helping students understand the threats of wastewater pollution on coral reefs and implement effective strategies to mitigate…
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Local Scientists Find New Coral Reefs in Trujillo, Honduras. Here’s What That Could Mean for Mesoamerica
Local scientists from CORAL and the Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI) made an exciting, new discovery during this year’s coral reef monitoring in Trujillo, Honduras. With the help of nearby fishers, they found multiple sites of new coral reefs that have not previously been monitored or studied by the local scientific community. For a while, local…
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Heidi Myers Joins CORAL as the Director of Finance and Operations
This month, our team welcomes Heidi Myers as the new Director of Finance and Operations for CORAL. Along with a love for the ocean, Myers brings more than 25 years of financial and operational experience in multiple sectors. She has dedicated recent years to NGO projects in both Haiti and Uganda, and is now excited…
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Jenny Myton Steps into a New Role as Conservation Program Director
This December, Jenny Myton stepped into a new role as Conservation Program Director, now supervising all of our programs worldwide. Her vision, extensive knowledge, and long-term experience working in coral reef conservation, make her the perfect candidate for this position. Myton has been in the CORAL family since 2008 and has been an essential part…