Coral Reef Resilience – USA, 2013
This learning exchange took place at the American Natural History Museum Island Resilience Symposium. The Reef Resilience Program sponsored and supported six presenters at the symposium.
Writing Workshop for Caribbean Coral Reef Managers – Mexico, 2012
During this workshop for Caribbean coral reef managers, 14 managers and practitioners from around the region worked with writing experts to write and edit publishable journal and media articles.
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.
Managing for Resilience – Guadeloupe, 2011
Part of the 4th International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium (ITMEMS), this learning exchange included 58 individuals.
Coral Reef Resilience – Florida, 2011
This was the 2nd Reef Resilience Conference: Planning for Resilience, with 242 participants.
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...
New Network Resources: Spotlight on the Western Indian Ocean
This month we’re highlighting recently developed case studies and webinars about coral reef and fisheries research and management strategies from the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). In showcasing management actions undertaken in the region, we hope to prompt ideas and inspire WIO managers and practitioners, as well as managers around the world. Happy reading and watching!
Transforming Management of Tropical Coastal Seas to Cope with Challenges of the 21st Century
Marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean zoning is a holistic tool that spatially prioritizes management attention where it is most needed. MSP addresses conflicting uses by establishing clearly defined boundaries. These boundaries coordinate efforts across...
It’s not loo late for coral reefs
In a new article published today in the world’s leading academic journal, Science, Mark Spalding, Senior Marine Scientist for The Nature Conservancy looks at the broad issues surrounding the current situation of coral reefs and highlights points of hope. “There is growing concern around coral reefs,” said Spalding.
Malaysia & Thailand – Disturbance Response
Temporary Reef Site Closures During Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress
Behind-the-scenes on Project REGENERATE
Project REGENERATE, a collaborative conservation science and management project to enhance the resilience of social-ecological coral reef systems in the Maldives, supports the sustainable management of coastal resources, particularly coral reefs, in order to build economic, social, and environmental resilience to the adverse effects of climate change.
Biogeography And Change Among Regional Coral Communities Across The Western Indian Ocean
Following the major 1998 coral bleaching event between 2004 and 2011, 291 coral sites from 11 Western Indian Ocean (WIO) countries were surveyed to evaluate regional biogeographic patterns of coral communities along latitudinal gradients and in relation to...Coral Reefs On The Edge? Carbon Chemistry On Inshore Reefs Of The Great Barrier Reef
This study presents broad-scale carbon chemistry data from Great Barrier Reef (GBR) inshore coral reefs to test for regional and season differences between inorganic carbon system parameters in coastal waters. Spatial and temporal variations in sea surface carbon...Community Change and Evidence For Variable Warm-Water Temperature Adaptation Of Corals In Northern Male Atoll, Maldives
This study is a descriptive analysis of coral reef communities in North Male, Maldives seven years after the major 1998 coral bleaching event with the goal of evaluating ongoing changes and ability for adaptation. The study looked at coral community composition,...Persistence and Change in Community Composition of Reef Corals through Present, Past and Future Climates
This study looked at long-term data from fossil and modern coral reefs to test for variation among coral genera over time, both in rates and directions of change in abundance. Data was synthesized from seven extant reefs, creating 78 trajectories of changing coral...
New resource for Caribbean coral reef managers
This new handbook provides tools, information, and management recommendations for coral reef managers highlighting the latest scientific research on reefs and resilience to inform management actions.
News round up
Read about a few new resources and articles for coral reef managers: New handbook for Caribbean coral reef managers New Coral Reef Watch products Lionfish hunters New comprehensive online database of MPAs in the Philippines Reef resilience in French...
Coral reefs work as nature’s sea walls – It pays to look after them
A group of researchers found that intact coral reefs reduce wave energy by 97% and wave height by 84%. The study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications found that the risk reduction provided by reefs is relevant to some 200 million people worldwide.
