Why Restoration?
The Value of Reefs
Corals are vital to a healthy planet - a quarter of all biodiversity in the ocean depends on coral reefs. Almost 1 billion people worldwide rely on them for jobs, food, or both.
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And coral reefs protect people and build infrastructure from storms by attenuating 97% of wave energy.
The Coral Reef Crisis
Climate change has the ocean warming faster than corals can adapt; and bleaching is happening increasingly frequently. Many coral reefs are already severely degraded by over-fishing, agricultural pollution, sedimentation from overdevelopment, and the increased frequency and severity of storms.
We have already lost about a third of all reefs and at least half of existing reefs are considered degraded.
If current emissions trajectories continue, 99% of reefs will be lost.
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As we battle climate change and its impacts we must buy time and increase ecosystem resilience. That is what coral restoration is all about - bridging the bleak reality of today with the coral-hospitable ocean we believe is possible in the future.
The Good News
Science shows that restoration of our reefs is possible and the spatial scale of success is steadily increasing.
Coral restoration is part of a suite of tools that can keep coral reefs around for our grandchildren.
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Practitioners all around the globe are fighting for a future with coral reefs and we are here to support them.
