Ocean Sewage Series
New series of online activities and events to discuss and demystify the issue of ocean sewage pollution and innovative approaches being used to address it.
Palau – Land-Based Pollution
Community Support for Watershed Management Leads to Ridges to Reefs Protection
Just Launched: Wastewater Pollution Toolkit
The new Wastewater Pollution Toolkit demystifies the complex issue of ocean sewage and wastewater pollution providing the latest science and strategies to help marine managers address sewage threats and protect marine systems and human health
Sewage Mitigation Projects from Around the World Webinar
A panel of experts shared innovative and community-related sewage mitigation solutions in Africa, Latin America, and the United States. The panelists provided brief presentations followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session with the audience sharing lessons...Understanding Sewage Impacts in Hawai’i Webinar
Reef managers and scientists in Hawai’i presented about ways to uncover and understand what is in our water. Dr. Dan Amato from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa presented about statewide efforts identifying and mapping impacts of sewage pollution to...Long Island Sewage Story Part II Webinar
Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort to tackle the daunting nitrogen pollution issue on Long Island and shift the paradigm in water management. In the webinar, Stuart and Chris highlighted the role of...Long Island Sewage Story Part I Webinar
Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort to tackle the daunting nitrogen pollution issue on Long Island and shift the paradigm in water management. They described their ongoing recipe for impactful and enduring...
New Guide for Reef Managers
The Manager’s Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design leads reef managers through a six-step, iterative process resulting in the development of a Restoration Action Plan to enhance reef resilience and recovery
Wastewater 101 Webinar
In Wastewater 101, Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy provided an introduction to the basics of wastewater, including terminology, how septic systems work (and fail), and how wastewater is managed, treated, and discharged into our oceans directly and...Addressing the Threat of Ocean Sewage Pollution – Kickoff Webinar
Ocean sewage pollution is an enormous environmental problem that few people are talking about. During this series of online activities and events, we will discuss and demystify this massive ocean issue and innovative approaches being used to address it. In the kickoff...Resilient Reefs Initiative Webinar Series
New webinar series featuring “building blocks” of resilience-based management from around the globe, brought to you by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative in cooperation with the Reef Resilience Network.
Year in Review 2019
Many thanks to our members and contributors for all you do to improve one another’s ability to manage and restore the world’s coral reefs!
New Case Studies
Two new two case studies on emergency and rapid response efforts after major storms that occurred in 2017
Climate Change Promotes Parasitism In a Coral Symbiosis
Abstract: Coastal oceans are increasingly eutrophic, warm and acidic through the addition of anthropogenic nitrogen and carbon, respectively. Among the most sensitive taxa to these changes are scleractinian corals, which engineer the most biodiverse ecosystems on...
Adaptation Design Tool Online Course Announcement
This mentored course has already taken place, but you still find the Adaptation Design Tool self-paced course here. Ready to get practical with adapting your management activities in light of climate change, but wondering how to organize what can be a complicated...
Manager Success Stories
While there are many stories to tell, here is what support from the Network looks like and how it translates into real action for improved coral health. Meet the managers: Read more manager spotlight stories to learn about other projects.
Community-Based Management – Hawaiʻi/Palau, 2011 & 2012
During the two trips between the islands, 62 managers, practitioners, and community members learned about successful management practices in each location.
An Integrated Coral Reef Ecosystem Model to Support Resource Management under a Changing Climate
Ecosystem-based management is a useful management tool that considers both indirect and cumulative effects of added stressors to a system. Ecosystem models, especially those that consider physical and biological disturbances and human uses, can help to inform...Belize – Community Engagement
Freshwater Cup Soccer and Environmental Competition Builds Reef Stewardship
