Why restoring coral reefs is so important
Coral reefs are the beating heart of our oceans. They provide nurseries and food for a quarter of all marine life and sustain a billion people worldwide.
Coral reefs are the most vulnerable ecosystem on the planet. If ocean temperatures rise as predicted, we could lose them in our lifetime.
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation shares why the restoration of coral reefs is so important.
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation shares why the restoration of coral reefs is so important.
2030 ambitions for The Great Barrier Reef
Foundation
Foundation
Deploy 10 million heat tolerant corals annually across 100 priority
reefs on the Great Barrier Reef.
reefs on the Great Barrier Reef.
Empower frontline communities across the Pacific and beyond with
Reef-saving strategies and technologies.
Reef-saving strategies and technologies.
Plant heat tolerant corals across one-third of Pacific coral reefs, in
partnership with local reef managers and communities.
partnership with local reef managers and communities.
Credit: Gary Cranitch
Credit: Gary Cranitch
Their impact so far
Introduced Coral IVF on the Reef and have used it to grow and settle
millions of baby corals since 2016.
millions of baby corals since 2016.
Pioneered huge advances in coral restoration including heat tolerant
corals and cryopreservation technologies.
corals and cryopreservation technologies.
Established partnerships in Palau, New Caledonia and Belize to help make
their reefs more resilient to climate change.
their reefs more resilient to climate change.
BLEACHING CORALS EXPEL THEIR ZOOXANTHELLAE, REVEALING A BRIGHT WHITE SKELETON
Credit: The Ocean Agency
It's time to act
Warmer temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events, disrupting food supplies and threatening entire ecosystems. This doesn't need to be our future.
After decades of research and development, their suite of innovative solutions is ready to roll out in Australia and across the Pacific.
After decades of research and development, their suite of innovative solutions is ready to roll out in Australia and across the Pacific.
Together we can restore and protect coral reefs
Read more of the articles from The Great Barrier Reef Foundation here to learn more.
Reef restoration
Growing heat tolerant corals
Protecting corals
Article provided by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
https://www.barrierreef.org/what-we-do/restoring-coral-reefs
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https://www.barrierreef.org/what-we-do/restoring-coral-reefs
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