Category: Conservation
What would happen if coral reefs died?
We’re currently facing the worst bleaching of coral reefs ever known in history, but what would happen if all the coral reefs died off? We’ve already lost 50% of the world’s coral, and we’re at risk …
A solution to help protect The Great Barrier Reef?
Around the world, climate change is triggering more frequent and severe coral bleaching events, which kill coral. Global emissions reduction remains the most important action to minimize the impact of climate change on the Great …
Using AI to help save the reefs
Today, April 22, 2020, is Earth Day. Accenture, Intel and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation announced Project: CORaiL, an artificial intelligence (AI) – powered solution to monitor, characterize and analyze coral reef resilience. Since May 2019, it’s been deployed …
Navy Operation will Violate the US Endangered Species Act and MUST be Stopped
I am a marine biologist living in Kauai and Oahu and I have over 2,000hours underwater documenting the damage done to our coral reefs andmarine life by the US Navy since 2008. I have done …
Sweden’s only coral reef is at risk of dying
Sweden’s only remaining cold-water coral reef, the Säcken reef in the Koster Fjord, is under threat of extinction. Because of that, researchers from the University of Gothenburg have started a restoration project where healthy corals …
Australia’s Plan to Save The Great Barrier Reef Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The Australian government has openly admitted that the Great Barrier Reef is on the brink of collapse. But that doesn’t mean they are going to do anything about it. While the federal government’s “Reef 2050 …