clean water for reefs

Why Clean Water for Reefs Matters

Clean water is vital—for communities and coral reefs. Around the world water pollution from land-based sources is killing our reefs—from cesspools and sewage pollution to contaminated runoff and pollutants. Communities are taking action—on Hawai‘i Island, the small, but strong community in Puakō is setting out to change the trajectory for its coral reefs and, could… Continue Reading →

Major Milestone in Community Effort to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Puakō Reef from Further Pollution

For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Coral Reef Alliance Releases Highly Anticipated Study Supporting Community-Wide Sewage Treatment Facility Puakō, Hawaiʻi — Today, the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) released a highly anticipated Preliminary Engineering Report that charts the path forward for protecting one of the most significant reefs in the main Hawaiian Islands. The report… Continue Reading →

Cover Up for Coral Reefs

Coral reefs have been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons: island construction projects that are burying reefs, El Niño causing coral bleaching, and the risk to corals from carbon pollution. So it was unwelcomed news when we learned in October about a new study, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, that shows… Continue Reading →

A Thriving Lagoon

On the northern coast of Honduras, just a few miles west of Tela through lush tropical forests, sits Laguna de los Micos. The Laguna is a treasure trove of biodiversity, surrounded by mangroves and separated from the Caribbean Sea by only a few feet of sand. It’s one of the area’s most important coral reef… Continue Reading →

A Hopeful Future for Bali’s Reefs

Coral reefs are a hot topic these days. They’re all over the news—coral bleaching, constructing islands on top of reefs, and sunscreen pollution. Even the Washington Post has been running a series of articles on coral reefs. I’ve worked with corals for more than 10 years and I can’t remember a time when they’ve ever… Continue Reading →

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