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Diverse and resilient reef in Yap, Micronesia. By Tim Calver.

Upcoming: Resilience-Based Management Mentored Online Course

March 20, 2023

News, Online Training

Registration opens in early April. Course begins the first week of May.

New Guide for the Tourism Industry Explores How to Accelerate Coral Restoration in the Car...

March 9, 2023

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Best practices and resources for restoration implementation for tourism operators

Courses Available in New Languages

November 30, 2022

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New language opportunities for three Reef Resilience Network online courses.

Reef Brigades Micronesia: Rapid Response & Restoration after Storms or Other Disturbance E...

November 9, 2022

News, Training

Brigades (or teams) assess reef damage and carry out early in-water actions that support reef recove...

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Restoration Capacity-Building Exchange for Pacific Island Managers - Florida, 2022

October 7, 2022

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Reef restoration capacity-building training in Key Largo, FL, in conjunction with the 2022 Reef Futu...

Communications for USVI Corals - Virtual 2021 & 2022

September 28, 2022

News, Training

RRN staff worked with reef managers in the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop outreach materials for loc...

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Now Available in English and Spanish: Coral Reef Restoration Online Course

September 26, 2022

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Newly updated resources, science, and guidance on common coral reef restoration techniques.

Global Mangrove Watch Mentored Course – Virtual, 2022

August 23, 2022

News, Training

Confidently Navigate The Global Mangrove Watch Platform And Learn How To Utilize Its Data And Tools

Seaweed Farming in Zanzibar: Empowering Women and Improving Sustainability Webinar

July 27, 2022

News, Webinars

Recently launched community-empowerment and environmental training program that helps address challe...

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New Resource: Global Mangrove Watch Online Course

July 26, 2022

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Confidently navigate the Global Mangrove Watch platform and learn how to utilize its data and tools ...

Developing Sustainable Seaweed Aquaculture in Belize Webinar

June 14, 2022

News, Webinars

Sustainable seaweed aquaculture, when farmed well, can relieve pressure on wild stock fishery resour...

Coral Reef Restoration Mentored Course - Virtual, 2022

June 8, 2022

News, Training

From May 4 – June 8, 2022, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a mentored online course on coral reef...

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Applying Structured Decision Making to Inform Reef Management Decisions Webinar

April 25, 2022

News, Webinars

April 25 at 6:00 pm EDT (UTC -4). Speakers from RRAP Modelling and Decision Support Sub-Program will...

Climate Tradeoffs of Wastewater Management Strategies Webinar

April 20, 2022

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April 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm EDT/8:00 am HST. Experts from ERG will share findings from their recent re...

Ocean Sewage Series

April 20, 2022

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New series of online activities and events to discuss and demystify the issue of ocean sewage pollut...

Mural board snapshot from the 2022 Hawai'i Communication Planning Workshop

Hawai‘i Marine Conservation & Restoration Communication Planning Workshop - Virtual, 2022...

April 13, 2022

News, Training

Providing mentorship and support to Hawai'i marine managers and practitioners to help them develop a...

New Case Study: Stakeholder Engagement for Resilience Planning

April 12, 2022

News

We share how local government officials meaningfully engaged their community to design a Resilience ...

Just Launched: Sustainable Tourism Toolkit

February 24, 2022

News

How can we develop sustainable tourism plans that are adaptable to the unique and changing circumsta...

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Predicting and Responding to Coral Bleaching in the Western Indian Ocean Webinar

February 22, 2022

News, Webinars

Reef managers have important roles to play before, during, and after coral bleaching events.

How Insurance Can Support Reef Resilience Webinar

January 11, 2022

News, Webinars

Natural infrastructure, such as coral reefs and mangrove forests, provide numerous ecosystem service...

Restoration Techniques for Non-Branching Corals: Lessons from Around the World Webinar

December 15, 2021

News, Uncategorized, Webinars

Join the Coral Restoration Consortium’s Field-Based Propagation Working Group and expert coral resto...

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Wastewater Pollution Mentored Course - Virtual, 2021

December 1, 2021

News, Training

In November 2021, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a three-week mentored online course on ocean wa...

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Solutions for Wastewater Pollution Video Podcast 

October 4, 2021

News, Webinars

The Wastewater Pollution Toolkit provides an array of monitoring, management, and collaborat...

Reef Brigades: Rapid Response & Emergency Reef Repair in Quintana Roo, Mexico Webinar

September 14, 2021

News, Webinars

Photo © Jennifer Adler Reef Brigades: Rapid Response & Emergency Reef Repair in Quint...

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How Working with the Sanitation Sector Can Improve Reef Health Webinar

August 31, 2021

News, Webinars

Land-based pollution is a significant threat to reef health. Around the world, wastewater di...

New Resource: Coral Reef Resilience Online Course

July 27, 2021

News

The Coral Reef Resilience Online Course is designed to provide marine managers and practitioners wit...

Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet Webinar

July 13, 2021

News, Webinars

Dr. David Vaughan and several of his co-authors gave us an inside look at the newly published bo...

Just Launched: Wastewater Pollution Toolkit

June 3, 2021

News

The new Wastewater Pollution Toolkit demystifies the complex issue of ocean sewage and wastewater po...

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Remote Sensing and Mapping Mentored Online Course - Virtual, 2021

May 21, 2021

News, Training

In March 2021, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a four-week mentored online course on Remote Sensi...

Applying Behavioral Insights to Sewage Pollution Webinar

May 19, 2021

News, Webinars

Join Katie Velasco from Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment as she explains why we need beh...

Now Available in Four Languages: Remote Sensing & Mapping for Coral Reef Conservation Onli...

April 27, 2021

News

The course is designed to help marine managers, conservation practitioners, scientists, decision mak...

New Resource: Finfish Aquaculture Toolkit

April 21, 2021

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New resou...

Finfish Aquaculture 101 for Coral Reef Managers Webinar

April 13, 2021

News, Webinars

Aquaculture experts will discuss the development of sustainable finfish aquaculture in coral reef ar...

Sewage Mitigation Projects from Around the World Webinar

March 1, 2021

News, Webinars

A panel of experts shared innovative and community-related sewage mitigation solutions in Af...

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Developing Community-based Sea Cucumber Farms in Madagascar Webinar

February 22, 2021

News, Webinars

Photo © Garth Cripps Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe – Blue Ventures National Technical Ad...

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New Reef Restoration Case Studies

February 16, 2021

News

New coral reef restoration case studies from around the world on new designs, large-scale efforts, c...

Caribbean Benthic Mapping: A Transformative Tool for Ocean Conservation Webinar

February 12, 2021

News, Webinars

Join us to learn more about the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, or the Fund). This exciting blend...

Webinar on UNEP and ICRI Coral Reef Restoration Report

January 19, 2021

News, Webinars

Photo © Ewout Knoester for REEFolution Presenters shared the release of the United Nati...

Understanding Sewage Impacts in Hawai'i Webinar

December 17, 2020

News, Webinars

Reef managers and scientists in Hawai'i presented about ways to uncover and understand what ...

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Restoration Mentored Online Course – Kenya, 2020

December 2, 2020

News, Training

A two-month mentored online course for 14 managers, practitioners, scientists, and community leaders...

Outplanting corals in the dry tortugas, Florida, USA

New Guide for Reef Managers Webinar

December 1, 2020

News, Webinars

Photo © The Nature Conservancy In this webinar, experts presented the six-step process of the...

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Evaluating Success in Restoration Webinar

November 20, 2020

News, Webinars

Photo © Coral Restoration Foundation A team of experts from the Coral Restoration Conso...

Long Island Sewage Story Part II Webinar

November 19, 2020

News, Webinars

Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort ...

Long Island Sewage Story Part I Webinar

October 27, 2020

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Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort ...

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New Guide for Reef Managers

October 21, 2020

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The Manager’s Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design leads reef managers through a six-...

Rapid Response & Emergency Reef Restoration Course – Virtual, 2020

October 1, 2020

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Over twenty participants from Belize received online training to develop theoretical skills needed t...

Wastewater 101 Webinar

September 30, 2020

News, Webinars

In Wastewater 101, Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy provided an introduction to t...

Global Fund for Coral Reefs Webinar

September 1, 2020

News, Webinars

Join us to learn more about the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, or the Fund). This exciting blend...

Seagrass Conservation through Payment for Ecosystem Services Webinar

August 13, 2020

News, Webinars

As we learned in a recent UN report, protection of seagrasses is key to building resilience to clima...

Resilient Reefs Initiative Webinar Series

June 19, 2020

News

New webinar series featuring “building blocks” of resilience-based management from around the globe,...

Treatment and Intervention Approaches for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

May 19, 2020

News, Webinars

An outbreak of an epizootic coral disease, known as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), is seve...

Maximizing the Adaptive Potential of Restored Coral Populations

April 1, 2020

News, Webinars

The Coral Restoration Consortium’s Genetics Working Group presents a webinar on their recently-publi...

Year in Review 2019

February 27, 2020

News

Many thanks to our members and contributors for all you do to improve one another’s ability to manag...

Resilience-Based Management Workshop – Australia, 2019

January 8, 2020

News, Training

Seventy managers, scientists, and policy makers participated in a Resilience-Based Management (RBM) ...

New Case Studies

October 23, 2019

News

Two new two case studies on emergency and rapid response efforts after major storms that occurred in...

Strategic Communication Training – Cuba, 2019

October 17, 2019

News, Training

Eight conservation staff from the Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre parti...

Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management: Conservation Trust Funds and Impact Inve...

October 2, 2019

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Coral ree...

Marine Protected Area Managers Training – Seychelles, 2019

September 29, 2019

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Thirty-one Marine Protected Area (MPA) professionals from Seychelles, Kenya, and Tanzania participat...

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Learning Exchange – Florida, 2019

September 18, 2019

News, Training

The Reef Resilience Network and The Nature Conservancy Latin American, Mexico, & North Central Ameri...

Photomosaics as a Tool for Monitoring Restoration Success

Photomosaics as a Tool for Monitoring Coral Restoration Success

July 25, 2019

News, Webinars

Measur...

Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management with Tourism-Related Tools

July 17, 2019

News, Webinars

Coral reef...

Strategic Communication & Visual Design Mentored Online Courses - 2018-2019

June 19, 2019

News, Training

With the support of the NOAA Coral Conservation Program, 15 coral reef managers from American Samoa,...

Mapping Ocean Wealth and the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project Workshop - Saint Lucia,...

June 18, 2019

News, Training

Thirty-five natural resource professionals representing 10 countries and 30 agencies in the Caribbea...

Restoration Mentored Online Course – 2019

June 11, 2019

News, Training

Reef restoration mentored online course, 2019.

Finance Tools for Coral Reef Conservation: An Overview

June 5, 2019

News, Webinars

The Wildli...

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease: Lessons Learned & Resources

May 8, 2019

News, Webinars

Florida’s corals reefs have been experiencing devastating effects of a multi-year outbreak

Communication for Corals Workshop - Florida, 2018

May 7, 2019

News, Training

The Network partnered with Pew Charitable Trusts & The Ocean Agency to host an interactive workshop ...

New Restoration Case Studies

April 4, 2019

News

Two new two case studies on emergency and rapid response efforts after major storms that occurred in...

Marine Protected Area Financing Tool

February 20, 2019

News, Webinars

Reef Support is a new tool designed to help MPA managers collect and sell marine park fees to visito...

Year in Review 2018

January 19, 2019

News

As we begin 2019, all of us on the Reef Resilience Network Team want to thank you

RRN Events at Reef Futures 2018

December 6, 2018

News

Headed to the Reef Futures symposium in the Florida Keys next week? If you are, please join us f...

Coral Restoration using Larval Propagation in the Philippines & Australia

August 31, 2018

News

Listen to a new podcast interview with Dr. Peter Harrison, Director of the Marine Ecology Research C...

Women in Climate Adaptation: A Pacific Island Learning Exchange

May 21, 2018

News

Last March, The Nature Conservancy brought together 25 women from Papua New Guinea, Palau, the Marsh...

Year in Review - 2017

December 18, 2017

News

Reflecting on the past year, there has never been a more critical time for effective coral reef mana...

Strategic Communication Mentored Online Course

December 17, 2017

News

This mentored course has already taken place, but you still find the Communication content here. ...

Assisted Evolution: A Novel Tool to Overcome the Conservation Crisis?

December 7, 2017

News

Hear the discussion of the legal, social, ethical and scientific landscape of conservation genetics ...

Workshop to Advance the Science and Practice of Coral Restoration

October 6, 2017

News

This workshop was held November 15-17, 2016 with the goal of fostering collaboration and technology ...

Adaptation Design Tool Online Course Announcement

September 26, 2017

News

This mentored course has already taken place, but you still find the Adaptation Design Tool self-pac...

Manager Success Stories

September 19, 2017

News

While there are many stories to tell, here is what support from the Network looks like and how it tr...

Restoration Workshop Live Stream

July 20, 2017

News

This live stream of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Workshop at the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force ...

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Leading coral science and conservation organizations joining forces to accelerate vital re...

July 14, 2017

News

We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Coral Restoration Consortium (CRC). The CRC is a c...

New Techniques for Coral Restoration Seminar

May 8, 2017

News

SECORE International hosted a workshop at the Carmabi Marine Research Station Curaçao from May 18th ...

New Resource on Community-Based Climate Adaptation

May 2, 2017

News

We recently launched our new Community-Based Climate Adaptation module which complies the latest sci...

Lead Scientist, Lizzie McLeod on Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change

March 16, 2017

News

Climate change affects individuals, communities, and entire ecosystems, but its impacts are not even...

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How Scientists Can Inform Marine Resource Management

February 7, 2017

News

How will improving understanding of marine ecosystems lead to better management and conservation? O...

Year in Review

December 15, 2016

News

In 2016, The Reef Resilience Network convened hundreds of marine resource managers, scientists, and ...

Looking for some thought-provoking resilience reads? Here are 5 recommended resilience pap...

October 11, 2016

News

Bright Spots Among the World’s Coral Reefs Marine Protected Areas Increase Resilience Among C...

How do I join the Network Forum?

September 28, 2016

News

Follow these easy steps to join the Reef Resilience Network Forum, an interactive online community o...

New Network Resources: Spotlight on the Western Indian Ocean

August 9, 2016

News

This month we’re highlighting recently developed case studies and webinars about coral reef and fish...

Local Action For Global Coral Reef Conservation

February 12, 2016

News

The Nature Conservancy, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and seven US coral reef jurisdictions ...

WE ARE 10!!!

December 22, 2015

News

Can you believe it? A decade ago, TNC – with the support of partners AROUND THE WORLD– launched the ...

Outplanted staghorn Acropora cervicornis coral after one year of growth

It's not loo late for coral reefs

November 12, 2015

News

In a new article published today in the world’s leading academic journal, Science, Mark Spalding, Se...

Behind-the-scenes on Project REGENERATE

July 30, 2015

News

Project REGENERATE, a collaborative conservation science and management project to enhance the resil...

We're excited to announce a new coral reef fisheries module!

July 17, 2015

News

The module features the latest coral reef fisheries science and management strategies.

The Nature Conservancy in Cuba: A major step in protecting Caribbean resources

May 4, 2015

News

The Nature Conservancy has partnered with Cuban conservation agencies for more than 20 years, provid...

New and improved Network Forum

January 16, 2015

News

Check out our interactive online community to connect and share with other coral reef managers and p...

New Reef Resilience Online Course Launched

November 21, 2014

News

Check out the six new modules on stressors affecting coral reefs, guidance for identifying coral ree...

Lionfish invasion in the Caribbean – Mitigating the Threats of Invasive Alien Species in t...

October 7, 2014

News

The Bahamas has taken the lead to address the lionfish invasion, creating a Lionfish Taskforce to do...

Pacific managers participate in Strategic Communications Learning Exchange

October 6, 2014

News

From September 9-11, 2014, fourteen practitioners from Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealt...

New resource for Caribbean coral reef managers

October 1, 2014

News

This new handbook provides tools, information, and management recommendations for coral reef manager...

News round up

September 29, 2014

News

Read about a few new resources and articles for coral reef managers: New handbook for Caribbean c...

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Social marketing campaign engages Madagascar fishing villages in sustainable fishing pract...

September 22, 2014

News

Can social marketing campaigns affect fisheries in Madagascar? Yes, they can, by using messages on t...

Coral reefs work as nature’s sea walls – It pays to look after them

August 4, 2014

News

A group of researchers found that intact coral reefs reduce wave energy by 97% and wave height by 84...

Managing fisheries for reef resilience: Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area

July 23, 2014

News

Herbivore protection and strong community support: will this be enough to increase fish biomass, dec...

Caribbean reef managers participate in Pacific Learning Exchange

May 15, 2014

News

From March 10-14, 2014, thirty managers (four from the Caribbean and twenty-six from Guam) participa...

Interview with Dr. Graham Edgar

April 28, 2014

News

Dr. Graham Edgar and his 24 co-authors recently stirred up the marine conservation world with their ...

Understanding coral reef resilience in Tobago

April 18, 2014

News

Jahson Berhane Alemu I (a participant in our 2010 Training of Trainers Workshop) and co-author Yshar...

Tool shows future predictions of bleaching and acidification

April 11, 2014

News

A new Google Earth tool contains the most recent projections of coral bleaching and ocean acidificat...

Managing coral reefs in the face of acidification

April 11, 2014

News

In “Preparing to manage coral reefs for ocean acidification: lessons from coral bleaching,” Dr. Eliz...