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What are corals? - ICRI Coral reefs are the largest living structure on the planet, and the only living structure to be visible from space As we currently know them, coral reefs have evolved on earth over the past 200 to 300 million years, and over this evolutionary history, perhaps the most unique feature of corals is the highly evolved form of symbiosis
84% of the world’s coral reefs impacted in the most intense global . . . New 5-km Coral Bleaching Products - Higher spatial resolution is the improvement to NOAA Coral Reef Watch remote-sensing products most requested by coral reef ecosystem scientists and resource managers NOAA Coral Reef Watch and its partners have developed a new experimental daily global 5 km coral bleaching thermal stress monitoring product suite, now available on the Coral Reef Watch web
Pacific Coral Reefs at a Crossroads: New Report Calls for Urgent Global . . . New 5-km Coral Bleaching Products - Higher spatial resolution is the improvement to NOAA Coral Reef Watch remote-sensing products most requested by coral reef ecosystem scientists and resource managers NOAA Coral Reef Watch and its partners have developed a new experimental daily global 5 km coral bleaching thermal stress monitoring product suite, now available on the Coral Reef Watch web
Over 40% of coral species face extinction – IUCN Red List Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (TM) reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan The conservation status of 892 warm-water reef-building coral species has now been reassessed for the IUCN Red List, and analysis shows that 44% are
The Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event | ICRI Networks such as the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, an operational network of ICRI, and the US Coral Reef Task Force, provide mechanisms for reporting on the impact of bleaching on the World’s coral reefs, alongside regional bleaching observation networks “Long-term data on of coral reef condition can put events like this into context
CORAL REEF RESTORATION - International Coral Reef Initiative Coral reef restoration is increasingly advocated for as a management strategy to combat dramatic declines in coral health and cover globally It is also increasingly suggested as a mechanism to help countries deliver on national and international commitments under various multilateral environmental agreements
Coral Bleaching Latest News | ICRI The pages aims to collate the latest news with respect to coral reef bleaching announcements an observations on national, regional and global-scales Should you any additional news items or announcements that you would like to include on this page, please contact Tom Dallison at the ICRI Secretariat
THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES - International Coral Reef Initiative The Philippines has extensive and diverse coastal and nearshore habitats that support an extremely high diversity of species and an estimated 25% of the country’s fisheries production5 Its coral reefs are the second most extensive in Southeast Asia and contain 600 species of hard coral, with the Sulu Sea ecoregion having the highest diversity of corals globally6 The Philippines also
Coral reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India - Decadal changes . . . The Gulf of Mannar’s coral reefs are vital for marine biodiversity, coastal protection, and the livelihoods of thousands of fisherfolk Continued conservation and adaptive management are essential to ensure their survival amidst escalating climatic and human pressures Read the full report and summary here
Benefits of coral reefs - ICRI Benefits of coral reefs Coral reefs are often called the rainforests of the sea, both due to the vast amount of species they harbour, and to the high productivity they yield Aside from the hundreds of species of coral, reefs support extraordinary biodiversity and are home to a multitude of different types of fish, invertebrates and sea mammals