Our Vision
The vision of the Engineering and Innovation Working Group (EIG) is to foster a community to facilitate innovation for coral reef restoration.
Our Story
The methods, tools, and technologies for coral reef restoration have been evolving and improving since restoration efforts began, typically in the workspaces of restoration practitioners who have designed and built these innovations. The United Nations have dubbed the current decade (2021-2030) the Ocean Decade, highlighting the need for solutions to drastically increase capacity and scale of coral restoration. Restoration practitioners are the innovators with first hand knowledge of their local reefs and what will work best. EIG Stakeholders are a group of individuals interested in providing their time, expertise, and support to the coral restoration community.
Image from Reef Futures 2024 of the Innovations Showcase, hosted by the Engineering and Innovation Working Group.
Our Priorities
As a working group of the CRC, the EIG focuses on CRC’s Priority #2 defined for 2020-2025:
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Increase restoration efficiency, focusing on scale and cost-effectiveness of deployment.
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Stakeholder Meetings
Stakeholder meetings are generally scheduled on a quarterly basis. These meetings are open to anyone interested in participating. These meetings aim to increase opportunities for collaboration and networking between
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These meetings will be a forum for, sharing high-level updates regarding EIG-network projects and opportunities, hosting presentations from practitioners and innovators, and networking with others who may be interested in collaborating.
Technology & Innovation
What are we working on?
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Quarterly Stakeholder Meetings
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​​These meetings aim to increase opportunities for collaboration and networking between Stakeholders while increasing awareness of new, existing, and emerging innovations for coral reef restoration.
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Engineering Position Qualifications Guidelines
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​We are developing a resource for restoration practitioners interested in hiring engineering professionals that outlines different types of engineers and qualifications that engineers should possess to support the needs of practitioners.
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Materials for Coral Restoration
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​A sub-group of the EIG focused on how to improve the efficiency, speed, and survival rate of coral colonies transplanted during restoration.
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Image from Reef Futures 2024 of the Innovations Showcase, hosted by the Engineering and Innovation Working Group.
Brooke Lynn Elzweig
Chair
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
Miles McGonigle
Co-Chair
Megan Ramirez
Secretary
Meet the EIG Leadership Team
Made up of experts from around the world. The EIG is always looking to recruit new members!
