📣The Global Fund for Coral Reefs Quarter 1 2022 Newsletter is now available!
Read about the latest #GFCR updates, programme progress, upcoming plans, and a new open event call #ForCoral, here:
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#SDG14#UNOceanConference#CoralReefs
Over the last 18 months #GFCR mobilised over $150 million USD for conservation of #coralreefs. At June’s @UN#OceanConference the ambition is to raise that amount above $200M.
With reefs declining faster than any other ecosystem, it is critical to scale action #ForCoral now.
🚨A new online mentored #coralreef restoration course hosted by @ReefResilience & @CoralConsortium with global experts will be starting in May 2022📖
Coral reef managers & partitioners 👉 save the date! #ForCoral
Today is #WorldSeagrassDay🌱
Did you know that seagrasses:
👉nurture fish populations, weaken storm surges & provide ecosystem services
👉store up to 18% of the world’s oceanic carbon
Learn more: https://t.co/j9bdWhU1jf #ForNature
📷: Fanny Kerninon
From Nursery to Reef 👶
We are excited to share a new project funded by @FLDEPNews to develop and evaluate the influence of coral size and rearing conditions on survival and growth once outplanted!
Young corals can be a target for fish predation once outplanted to the reef so…
🔔Just a reminder that #ICRI is recommending 7 #indicators#ForCoral to be included in the #Post2020 GBF! To learn more about their importance, how they can be measured and why they were selected visit 👉 https://t.co/9sS9oxIeXw #ForNature
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“Building community & coastal resilience through coral research, restoration, & citizen science.”
The 1st photo is of a local reef 6 mo. ago when our citizen scientists began the restoration. The 2nd is of its incredible transformation.
Coral reefs by the people, for the people
Sundays are for snoozing!
Take a cue from these cuddle buddies and take it easy today! These unlikely pals were spotted in @HawaiiReef soaking up the sun. What's your favorite snooze location?
📸Mark Sullivan/NOAA
Webinar alert🚨Learn about the diversity & resiliency of #coralreefs in the Red Sea, in a lecture by @LivingOceansFdn Chief Scientist Dr Sam Purkis
🕖: January 18th 2022 at 7pm ET
🔗: https://t.co/8mYOMN0A57 #ForCoral
2022 is a crucial year for scaling action to save #coralreefs.
We may be the last generation with the opportunity to prevent extinction of the precious reef ecosystems that support vast marine life, food security for millions and livelihoods around the world.
2022 is #ForCoral.
It’s a story with a simple moral: When business aligns with conservation, miracles can happen.
While coastal #marinereserves have recently grown in number, only 7 percent of ocean waters are fully protected from overfishing and o…https://t.co/LsfBMBBlxR https://t.co/LK0AABxLLt