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How the Best Ocean Conservation Charities Are Saving Coral Reefs
Did you know coral reefs are some of the most important ecosystems in the world? Although they cover just 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support a quarter of all marine life and more than 500 million people with food, income, and coastal protection. We can’t protect the ocean and many of its diverse…
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Top Takeaways from the World’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event
Coral reefs around the world experienced the fourth mass coral bleaching event from 2023 to 2025, impacting the health of one of the ocean’s most valuable and colorful ecosystems. Recent findings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show how corals were affected. In light of Coral Bleaching Awareness Month, a global movement led…
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Adopt a Coral or Support the Whole Reef?
If you’ve ever searched for ways to help coral reefs, you’ve probably come across the opportunity to “adopt a coral.” It’s easy to understand the appeal. You can picture the coral you’re helping, follow its story, and feel connected to something happening underwater thousands of miles away. And coral restoration has an important role to…
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Where to See the World’s Most Beautiful Coral Reefs
Most people have a reef on their travel bucket list. Maybe it’s Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Maybe it’s the crystal-clear waters of French Polynesia or the incredibly biodiverse reefs of the Philippines. Every year, millions of people travel the world hoping to experience one of nature’s greatest wonders. But here’s the fun part: no two…
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How Better Wastewater Management Can Protect Belize’s Coral Reefs
When people think about threats to coral reefs, they usually imagine coral bleaching or rising ocean temperatures. While climate change remains the greatest long-term challenge, another threat is harming reefs every day, and it often goes unnoticed. Untreated wastewater. Around the world, wastewater carries excess nutrients, bacteria, and other pollutants into coastal waters. These pollutants…
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Can an MPA really be protected if there’s a sewage problem?
For decades, the playbook for saving our oceans has been relatively straightforward: draw a line on a map, declare it a Marine Protected Area (MPA), and restrict activities like commercial fishing, shipping, and industrial drilling. It sounds like a solid plan, and on paper, it looks even better. But there’s a glaring, dirty truth these…
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