November 16, 2018
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A case study from West Papua, Indonesia, reports that, since MPA establishment, the average increase in live coral cover is 12 percent across the MPAs. Click on the link below to read the full article.
November 10, 2018
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We use Modern PortfolioTheory to identify coral reef locations globally that, in the absence of other impacts, are likely to have a heightened chance of surviving projected climate changes relative to other reefs.
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November 10, 2018
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Millions of pounds’ worth of funding to tackle global overfishing and protect coral reefs will be announced at a major conference in Indonesia this week.Click on the link below to read the full article.
November 10, 2018
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When it comes to corals, we often overlook their importance simply because they don’t seem as active or alive as the fish happily swimming around them. Click on the link below to read the full article,
November 10, 2018
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The Alliance will see the two organizations working together to deliver compelling, inspiring and educational content to drive engagement in conservation of the Great Barrier Reef. Click on the link below to read the full article.
November 10, 2018
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The government has passed a law banning “reef-toxic” sunscreen from Jan 1, 2020. Anyone importing or selling banned sunscreen from that date faces a US$1,000 (3,300 baht) fine, while tourists who bring it into the country will have it confiscated.
November 10, 2018
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Four Pacific coral reef World Heritage sites have been selected for a four-year, USD$9 million project that will build climate resilience leadership - Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau), Lagoons of New Caledonia (France), Ningaloo Coast and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
Field Note - Silent killer: black reefs in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) is in a naturally ironpoor region in the equatorial central Pacific. The main introduction of iron to this environment is from maritime debris, especially shipwrecks and anchor gear, and is linked to proliferation of turf algae and benthic bacterial communities, and the formation of degraded ‘black reefs’...
Field Note - Discovery of a recovering climax Acropora community in Kanton Lagoon in the remote Phoenix Islands Protected Area
An expedition in 2002 to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in the Republic of Kiribati documented an extensive and delicate community of staghorn and tabular Acropora colonies...
Risk-sensitive planning for conserving coral reefs under rapid climate change
Coral reef ecosystems are seriously threatened by changing conditions in the ocean. Although many factors are implicated, climate change has emerged as a dominant and
rapidly growing threat. Developing a long-term strategic plan for the conservation of coral reefs is urgently needed yet is complicated by significant uncertainty associ-
ated with climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems.