Article Summaries

Sleeping parrotfish near Papua New Guinea. Photo © Daniel & Robbie Wisdom

The Reef Resilience Network compiles summaries of recent scientific publications that are relevant to marine managers who are working to build or improve the resilience of their reefs. This includes articles that address the impacts of global climate change, other stressors at local scales, and building resilience into daily management activities.

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Scaling Indigenous-Led Natural Resource Management

Jagadish et al. 2024

Recent studies and the Global Biodiversity Framework underscore the vital role of management initiatives led by Indigenous Peoples (IP) and Local Communities (LC) in achieving conservation ...

Seabirds Boost Coral Reef Resilience

Climate change poses a significant threat to coral reefs worldwide, necessitating efforts to identify and promote local conditions that enhance resilience in the short term. While it is known ...

Designing a Blueprint for Coral Reef Survival

The authors of this study convened coral reef experts to outline a set of principles that could be undertaken as a coordinated strategy to sustain coral reefs into the future. Through a new ...

Wastewater Pollution on Coral Reefs

This science-to-policy brief outlines the threats of wastewater pollution in the ocean, including the cumulative impacts from climate change. This is a comprehensive synthesis of the dangers of ...
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