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Raising Chickens and Bees to Save Coral Reefs
Coral reefs provide an important source of food and income for coastal and island communities around the world. But more than 55 percent of reefs are threatened by overfishing globally. Overfishing not only disrupts the delicate ecology of coral reefs, it also negatively impacts the local communities that depend on them. If fishers are unable…
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Hawaiʻi Wai Ola Citizen Science Program Launches
‘A`ohe hua o ka mai`a i ka lā ho’okaāhi — When a task is done together, no task is too big.” The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) and partners are excited to announce the launch of the Hawaiʻi Wai Ola citizen science program. Hawaiʻi Wai Ola is a collaborative group (called a Hui in Hawaiian) comprised…
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Breaking Study Finds Adaptation Is Possible (& Not Optional) for Coral Reefs
The future of coral reefs doesn’t have to be a death sentence. A groundbreaking study from the Coral Reef Alliance proves what we’ve long believed: when conservation strategies embrace evolution, coral reefs have a fighting chance in a warming world. Published in a peer-reviewed journal, the study—Management for network diversity speeds evolutionary adaptation to climate…
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Pioneering Study Shows Management and Evolution Give Hope to Coral Reefs Facing the Effects of Climate Change
For Immediate Release Monday, July 1, 2019 Experts find that protecting diverse reef networks can enable rapid evolution and coral reef longevity Oakland— A new study released today in Nature Climate Change gives hope for coral reefs. The pioneering study launched by the Coral Reef Alliance is one of the first to demonstrate that management…
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CORAL’s Partnership in West Maui
CORAL is excited to announce a new partnership with Skye Instruments, LLC to benefit our Clean Water for Reefs Initiative in Maui. Earlier this month, our team installed two weather stations in the Honokōwai and Wahikuli watersheds. Skye Instruments generously donated a weather station for each of the watersheds we are currently working on restoring in the…
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Buleleng Bali Dive Festival in Indonesia
CORAL participated in the third annual Buleleng Bali Dive Festival (BBDF) in East Buleleng, Indonesia in late 2018. The festival began in 2014 and was inspired by Nyoman Sugiarta winning CORAL’s Conservation Prize. As part of the festival, CORAL and Reef Check Indonesia led and organized reef monitoring in five villages across the East Buleleng Marine Protected…
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Coral Reef Alliance Partners with PangeaSeed Foundation
For Immediate Release Friday, February 8th, 2019 Coral Reef Alliance partners with PangeaSeed Foundation and Wooden Wave artists to create a mural in Maui of our Clean Water for Reefs initiative West Maui, Hawaiʻi– The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is excited to share the news of the completion of a mural in Maui that shows…
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The Success Story of Namena Marine Reserve’s Dive Tags
**Submissions for the 2020 dive tag photo contest are now open! Click here for more info.** The Namena Marine Reserve (Namena) in Fiji is renowned as of the world’s most incredible scuba diving locations, attracting divers from around the world with its unparalleled coral reef and marine life. When snorkelers or divers visit Namena, they…
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Long-term Conservation and Collaboration in Honduras Pays Off for Coral Reefs
In January 2018, we shared the results of Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI)’s report on the status and trends of reef health in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR). One of the key findings of the HRI Report Card is that the long-term dedication and collaboration of groups like CORAL in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) has paid off,…