Coral Reefs

Tag: Coral Reefs

With sea levels on the rise, why conserve coral atolls?

By: Paul Jacques, Island Restoration Specialist, Island Conservation In the face of rising sea levels, you might wonder the value of working to protect low-lying coral atolls. These fragile tropical ecosystems typically stand only two metres (six and a half feet) above sea level, and studies that consider sea-level rise alone have predicted that many […]

Written by on July 20, 2023

Ocean Conservation Education with Bella and Blue

In the latest Bella the Wildlife Ambassador book series—Blue Dives In—Bella and Blue travel to Belize and learn about ocean conservation. Known for their adventures protecting tiny shorebirds and mighty carnivores of North America, the conservation dog duo, Bella and Blue, return for the third book in the Bella the Wildlife Ambassador series, entitled Blue […]

Written by on December 21, 2020

Island Restoration Set to Save Coral Reefs

Actress Laura Dern speaks up about preserving Tetiaroa’s Islands and the implications for coral reef conservation and mitigating climate change. RELEASED: Tuesday, October 20th, 11AM PST For Interviews, contact:Sally Esposito, Tetiaroa Society – sally@tetiaroasociety.orgClaudio Uribe, Island Conservation – claudio.uribe@islandconservation.org Resources:Interviews, Project Video Narrated by Laura Dern, B-roll, Photos While the world was shut down due […]

Written by on October 19, 2020

Emerging Research on Tetiaroa Atoll

Research conducted on Tetiaroa atoll will reveal the vast ecological impacts of invasive rat removal and provide a global model for ridge to reef conservation. Islands are home to a great diversity of rare and threatened animals and plants, and have also been the epicenters of the extinction crisis, with invasive species as the leading […]

Written by on October 16, 2020

Saving Seabirds to Save Their Million-dollar Poop

Researchers find seabird poop is worth millions for the global economy, but what does that mean for seabird conservation? Island ecosystems and their surrounding marine environment are inextricably linked, and in recent years researchers have begun to study the significance this connectivity can have for marine and island restoration. It has become increasingly apparent that […]

Written by on August 26, 2020

Island Journey: Connecting Islands and Marine Ecosystems

Island Conservation’s Coral Wolf is joined by a few special guests to share how restoring islands can benefit marine ecosystems. Did you see our first edition of the Island Journey series? If not, you can still check it out. You will meet Island Conservation’s Coral Wolf and David Will as they take guests on a […]

Written by on July 28, 2020

Reversing the Decline of Marine Life By 2050

New research provides hope for marine ecosystem recovery, presenting a grand challenge to substantially rebuild our world’s oceans by 2050. Our world’s oceans are inextricably linked to our wellbeing—a vital aspect of our economy, a viable food source, and a potential solution to our climate change and clean energy challenges. This same connection has taken […]

Written by on April 22, 2020

A New Toolkit to Accelerate Ocean Conservation: Ocean Genomic Horizon Scan

Revive & Restore launches a fund to develop ground-breaking solutions to ocean conservation. The world’s oceans are in great peril. To help conservation and to reverse the trends of oceanic degradation, we must innovate and employ every available tool. More help is on the way. Today, Revive & Restore, a California-based non-profit conservation organization, announced […]

Written by on June 26, 2019