As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, coral reefs worldwide are experiencing mass bleaching events and die-offs. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Within the MPA where corals have been planted, the numbers of fish have grown from 200 fish per 100 square metres to roughly 1,000 fish per 100 square metres. Click on the link to read the full article.
Ruth Gates dedicated her life to saving the world’s reefs and training the next generation of reef scientists. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Businesses are looking at new ways to attract visitors that benefit the environment and local communities. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Compounding food insecurity are the depleting reef fish stocks, which the government is hoping to address through the eventual establishment of locally managed marine areas. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Gagaifolevao is one of six Lefaga district villages intent on regenerating and protecting coral reefs for the sake of their children, but also in a money making venture to uplift the community at large. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Marine ecosystem restoration...is an emerging field that seeks to move ecosystems to healthier states, often with the goal of increasing their ability to provide ecosystem services. Click on the link to read the full article.
The Pacific's environmental agency says it's clear any warming above 1.5 degrees threatens the very fabric of Pacific islands and communities. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The management of Raja Ampat conservation area in Papua was recently lauded by countries joined in the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF). Click on the link below to read the full article.
According to the report, coral reefs in the Pacific remain “less stressed” compared to reefs elsewhere, with strong potential for coral, fish and invertebrate populations to recover following damaging events. Click on the link below to read the full article.