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Study Outlines New Coral Restoration Methods

A new study has demonstrated a new approach to coral restoration, aiming to address the often difficult early life stage of coral development, when many baby corals struggle to sur...

Conservationists Install Artificial Reefs Where Corals Once Stood

Miles of coral reef around Pom Pom Island in Malaysia have been ruined by climate change and blast fishing. A conservation group hopes to restore the area by installing concrete st...

Mother of Corals Announces New Revive Reef Restoration Course

Mother of Corals has announced the launch of its new Revive Reef Restoration Course.

New conservation effort launched to protect coral reefs in Yap

Conservation groups have launched a new initiative to safeguard coral reefs in Yap, a state in the Federated States of Micronesia, through both scientific innovation and traditiona...

Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?

In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef.

The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

Bleaching has devastated reefs around the world, raising fears of an irreversible shift. Yet new interventions have revealed that corals can be remarkably resilient if we can give...

Visit Maldives Corporation, Housing Development Corporation lead major coral restoration initiative

Visit Maldives Corporation (VMC), Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and Public Service Media have conducted one of the largest coral restoration activities in the Maldives at t...

Coral Reefs in Crisis: Why Traditional Conservation Is No Longer Enough

Coral reefs are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth, supporting marine biodiversity, protecting coastlines, and sustaining…Continue reading on Medium »

How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change

Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying...

Twenty Nations Unite To Save Resilient Coral

The global movement to safeguard marine biodiversity reached an inspiring milestone at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya. Five new nations—Kenya, Comoros, the Dominic...

Proposed Sai Kung marine park to cover most coral reefs: Hong Kong authorities

A planned marine park in waters surrounding Sharp Island in Sai Kung will cover most coral reefs, Hong Kong authorities have said, allaying a green group’s concerns about insuffici...

Coral reefs are secretly connected across oceans. Scientists think it's key to their survival

A new study study used ocean circulation models to tracking the movement of coral larvae across 850 reefs. Here's what it found.

Saving Coral Reefs at Sinai’s Blue Hole

  Egypt is currently moving forward with a redevelopment plan for the Blue Hole area in Sinai, aiming to attract tourists while protecting the delicate coral reefs that make the si...

New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On

New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming.

A state-first trial was trying to save WA’s prized reefs, until a cyclone threatened months of hard work

Millions of coral eggs and embryos during two separate spawning events – one in Exmouth and the other in Coral Bay – to save the reefs after a mass bleaching event. But Cyclone Nar...

As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for ‘Super Reefs’ That Can Take the Heat

MAJURO, Marshall Islands—Perched on the bow of an aluminum landing craft, Anne Cohen gazed a few yards ahead of the vessel toward a yellow robot gliding across the emerald Majuro l...

Indonesia to conserve coral reefs in ‘debt-for-nature’ deal

How F1 engineers are helping the Great Barrier Reef Foundation seed millions of corals

Dr Cedric Robillot of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation explains how motorsport engineering and prototyping are driving reef restoration at scale

Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs

Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brinkThe northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scene...

Dr Oriana Migliaccio leads 10,000th coral planting at Anantara Maldives

The coral-ringed islands of the Maldives have long been associated with celebration. As Anantara Hotels & Resorts marks 25 years of locally rooted experiences, Dr Oriana Miglia...

Vast areas of climate-resistant coral reefs found: study

More Coral Reefs May Survive Climate Change Than Scientists Once Thought

For years, the outlook for coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Mass coral bleaching events caused by severe marine heatwaves have fueled repeated warnings that reefs are rapid...

Scientists Found the Coral Reefs That Can Survive Climate Change

Some coral reef ecosystems have a far greater chance of surviving the effects of climate change than previously understood, according to new global research. About 166,000 square k...

There’s a bit of good news for coral reefs

NAIROBI, Kenya — As spiking ocean temperatures are devastating reefs around the world, a handful of scientists have found a reason for cautious optimism. They’ve used artificial in...