https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/6244/ Bad Science and Good Intentions Prevent effective Climate Action Graeme MacDonald Taylor, Peter Wadhams, Daniele Visioni, Tom Goreau, Leslie Field, Heri Kuswanto 13 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.31223/X5DT25 Abstract Although the 2015 … The post Bad Science and Good Intentions Prevent effective Climate Action appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

BIOROCK coral reef (top), concrete artificial reef (bottom), North Bali. The photographs above, from a recent article “Artificial coral reefs showing early signs they can mimic real reefs killed by climate change” (https://theconversation.com/artificial-coral-reefs-showing-early-signs-they-can-mimic-real-reefs-killed-by-climate-change-new-research-215011), … The post REAL AND FAKE CORAL REEF RESTORATION appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

October 13, 2023 Negril, Jamaica LARGEST, HOTTEST, LONGEST CARIBBEAN BLEACHING: CORALS DYING FROM EXTREME HEAT Reanne McKenzie Executive Director, Negril Environmental Protection Trust Jean Brown, President, Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society  Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD, President, Global… The post LARGEST, HOTTEST, LONGEST CARIBBEAN BLEACHING: CORALS DYING FROM EXTREME HEAT appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

Three power point presentations showing the Biorock coral reef projects in Saint Barthelemy were presented to the IFRECOR (the French National Agency that funds coral reef research in the French Overseas Territories of the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean) meetings in Saint Barthelemy on September … The post Biorock grows back shallow reef crest in Saint Barthelemy appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

Above is the latest NOAA Coral Bleaching HotSpot Map based on the Goreau-Hayes method of satellite sea surface temperature analysis. In round numbers, corals in yellow areas will bleach in about a month, while corals in orange areas will die in around a month. The entire Caribbean is now affected by … The post Deadly coral bleaching heat wave spreads across entire Caribbean appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

MIT NEWS, 2021 Healthy coral reef, Upolu, Samoa, June 2023 by Gideon Brosius    … The post Protecting the world’s vanishing coral reefs appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

Reef Relief How Tom Goreau’s, PhD (MS ’72) electrifying technology is helping local communities rebuild the world’s coral reefs By Marisa Demers FALL 2023 TRANSFORMING Photograph by Webb Chappell Tom Goreau, PhD (MS ’72) is a trauma surgeon for the ocean. Since the late 1980s, Goreau and his colleagues … The post Reef Relief: How Tom Goreau’s, PhD (MS ’72) electrifying technology is helping local communities rebuild the world’s coral reefs appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

  Full letter at: https://www.oceancdrscience.org/ Society must advance responsible research, development, and field testing of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal techniques to determine their potential to help restore the climate and the ocean. Current levels of atmospheric carbon … The post A Letter from 200+ World Scientists on Advancing Responsible Research and Development of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

The Coral Builder. Corals are dying all over the world. Tom Goreau wants to save them: He builds artificial reefs in the sea and electrifies them. The animals should grow faster on it – and defy the climate crisis.  … The post The Coral Builder appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more

Nick Jamison Thesis dissertation 2009 University of London … The post The Role of Biorock Artificial Coral Reefs in the Sustainable Governance of Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study of Pemuteran, Bali appeared first on Global Coral Reef Alliance ..read more