How the world is coming together to save coral reefs
2020年12月4日 · As it stands, there is no dedicated global financial instrument for coral reef protection. To address this funding gap, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs — a new first-of-its-kind fund to protect coral reefs — was launched on 16th September, on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly.
Why do we need to save coral reefs? | World Economic Forum
2019年11月7日 · Colourful coral formations are highly sensitive to changes in water temperature, light conditions or nutrients, and can eject the algae that live and feed on them – a phenomenon known as bleaching. Stressed coral turns white, leaving it vulnerable to disease, and if the algae loss occurs over a lengthy period, the reef could eventually die.
Here's why algae-eating fish are key to saving coral reefs
2022年10月21日 · Protecting algae-eating fish may not be enough to save endangered coral reefs, a new study shows. Some researchers, resource managers, and conservationists have advocated restoring populations of algae-eating reef fish, such as parrotfish in order to boost resilience of the world’s coral reefs.
AI can identify healthy coral reefs by the sound they make | World ...
2022年6月22日 · There are other projects underway to help save coral reefs. The Mars Coral Reef Restoration project in Indonesia - where the AI acoustic experiment was carried out - has installed more than 27,000 “reef stars” on more than 40,000 square metres of ocean bed.
The UN wants urgent action to save coral reefs from climate change
2017年7月20日 · The decision, set to be adopted today at the completion of the Committee’s annual meeting in Krakow, Poland, “expresses its utmost concern regarding the reported serious impacts from coral bleaching that have affected World Heritage properties in 2016-17 and that the majority of World Heritage coral reefs are expected to be seriously ...
Experts say it's not too late to save the world's coral reefs | World ...
2022年3月11日 · Experts say there’s still time to save coral reefs, by addressing the three largest impacts to reefs: land-based pollution, overfishing and climate change. Coral reefs are a unique and biodiverse natural ecosystem and economic keystones for many communities and nations.
Last year, this coral reef was teeming with life. Now it's dying - and ...
2019年8月19日 · If coral reefs go, this will all disappear. Much of my work has focused on the Abrolhos region’s reefs off the coast of Brazil, the largest and most biologically diverse in the South Atlantic. From mushroom-shaped coral formations found nowhere else on Earth to turtles and humpback whales, the region supports a rich abundance of plant and ...
Reef tiles, sunken statues, and other innovative coral restoration ...
2020年9月8日 · A team of marine scientists is using 3D-printed tiles to save endangered coral reefs. Other innovative coral restoration projects include reef cubes and statues on the seabed. About one-in-four sea creatures depends on coral reefs for food and shelter. But they occupy just 1% of the sea floor.
Wind turbines are being used to grow coral reefs - The World …
2022年5月11日 · But now, wind turbines are fostering livable environments for coral reefs. For years, coral reefs have been declining due to rising ocean temperatures, water pollution, and other human-related activities, but this could seriously replenish our oceans with marine animal and plant populations that have died off.
Israel is joining forces with Arab states to save coral from climate ...
2019年6月14日 · Scientists from Israel and neighbouring Arab countries are joining forces to save Red Sea coral reefs from the threat of climate change. The alliance is the brainchild of Moaz Fine, an Israeli professor at Tel Aviv’s Bar-Ilan University, who invited marine experts from the countries that border the Red Sea to collaborate at a new research centre.