Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
21 July 2021
Sri Lanka
Text
800-1500 Words
In Sri Lanka, instead of letting old buses corrode in a junkyard they are being sunk in the ocean to serve as fish-breeding sites. Over 60 buses have been dumped in the ocean across three different sites. Scientists l...
21 July 2021
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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1500-3000 Words
In Puerto Morelos, the 100-mile stretch of the Mesoamerican Reef is insured. The model was born out of a collaboration between the local government, hotel owners, an international NGO, and an insurance behemoth, who g...
20 July 2021
Mexico
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Mexico, the Mesoamerican Reef, a 100-mile long coral reef system, the second largest in the word, is insured. The insurance policy is the result of a collaboration between the local government, hotel owners, an in...
BBC
Kamala Thiagarajan
15 June 2021
India
Text
1500-3000 Words
In the South Indian coast, erosion is leading to disappearing beaches. A study found that this erosion was in part due to man-made structures like a harbor that was built in the late 80s, groynes, and seawalls. These ...
11 May 2021
Louisiana, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
After oil and gas platforms reach the end of their working lives, some are being turned into artificial reefs that can create new ecosystems in the ocean. Since the 1980s, 550 platforms have been reefed in the Gulf of...
5 May 2021
Placencia, Belize
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1500-3000 Words
After a hurricane hit the coast of Belize in 2001, it essentially destroyed the coral reefs in Laughing Bird Caye National Park. Lisa Carne wanted to start transplanting coral to regrow the reefs, but it took five yea...
5 May 2021
Indonesia
Video
Under 3 Minutes
A coral reef in Indonesia has been partially restored due to the collective efforts of conversation groups, nonprofits, and even a pet food company. They laid structures on the seabed to help stimulate reef growth. Be...
23 February 2021
New Jersey, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration initiative (SOAR), coordinated by the Pew Charitable Trusts, The Nature Conservancy, and various state agencies, NGOs, and universities, spent millions buying oysters ...
26 January 2021
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As oil rigs stop producing fossil fuels and become decommissioned, many are being repurposed into artificial reefs that support populations of marine wildlife with food and shelter. In the United States, more than 500...
24 August 2020
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Text
1500-3000 Words
To protect the Mesoamerican Reef from the effects of climate change, key stakeholders in Mexico created the world’s first insurance policy to protect a natural asset. The policy provides an immediate infusion of cash ...
12 February 2020
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Coral Rescue Project is trying to save coral reefs, and their newest tool is a series of arks at Nova Southeastern University that will house and study corals that are under threat of a mysterious carribean diseas...
11 February 2020
Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, India
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
After climate change led to a declining fish catch, fishermen in Tamil Nadu experimented with artificial reefs to boost biodiversity that would provide fishermen with a better catch. Artificial reefs can serve many pu...
4 November 2019
Jamaica
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Coral reefs play a vital role in the ecosystem, but are facing a dire future in many parts of the world. In Jamaica, however, "grassroots-run coral nurseries and fish sanctuaries" have been established over the last d...
29 October 2019
Seattle, Washington, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
Replanting and replenishing damaged ecosystems is crucial to mitigating further adverse effects of climate change. From the forests of the American Pacific Northwest, to the coral reefs around the globe, startups and ...
17 September 2019
Ochos Rios, Jamaica
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
In Jamaica, locally-led coral nurseries are working to restore the coral reef that have been lost to natural and manmade disasters. These organizations have small coral gardens where they can grow free of danger and w...
14 August 2019
Belize
Text
1500-3000 Words
To protect the health of Belize's coral reefs and fish populations, the tiny country has implemented restrictions around where and who can fish commercially. This managed access program divides the region's territoria...
Ensia
Hannah Thomasy
2 May 2019
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Across the world, research is being done to figure out if probiotics – live bacteria that hold numerous health benefits – can help animals other than humans. Thus far, such treatments have yielded success in labs work...
18 February 2019
Bonaire
Text
1500-3000 Words
Bonaire's coral reef is one of the few in the world that is thriving, rather than dying. Thanks to a combination of local efforts, such as reef maintenance and restoration as well as rules that limit fishermen and div...
10 January 2019
Miami, Florida, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As corals die-off globally, research groups around the world are working on a suite of remedies. From Australia to Florida, scientists are breeding resilient corals strains, transplanting healthy corals to new areas, ...
29 October 2018
Indonesia
Text
800-1500 Words
Researchers are using satellite imagery and data to create the first global, high-resolution map of all coral reefs. The project, known as the Allen Coral Atlas, will help provide a baseline for scientists to monitor ...
26 September 2018
Florida, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As climate change worsens, species such as coral reefs have been impacted at a detrimental rate. As the reefs begin to die off, so do the species that rely on them. In Florida, however, scientists have found success b...
26 September 2018
Willemstad, Curaçao
Text
Over 3000 Words
Because of drastic reef declines globally, coral reef restoration efforts have gained support in recent years. To understand how to do it, a hardy band of conservationists in the Caribbean are looking at how corals re...
15 August 2018
Kāne'ohe Bay, Hawaii, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Hawaii's Kāne'ohe Bay, an invasive algae introduced by a scientist in the 1970s was still wreaking havoc for coral reefs. After attempting human-driven solutions to rid the area of the species, scientists have inst...
9 August 2018
Mauritius
Video
Over 15 Minutes
The island of Mauritius off the coast of Africa was once a prime destination for fishing and healthy coral reefs. However, the region deteriorated due to issues plaguing many coastal communities such as overfishing an...
29 June 2018
Cancún, Mexico
Text
800-1500 Words
Coral reefs can dramatically reduce the power of a wave's energy, making the impact of severe storms (such as hurricanes) less devastating. In order for this to work, however, the coral reefs have to be healthy. In Me...
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