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Global Conference On Coral Reef Restoration Takes Place in Florida

by John McCarthy
December 19, 2018April 20, 2019

KEY LARGO — The first global conference addressing coral reef restoration and intervention science took place last week in Florida featuring over 550 leading scientists and experts from nearly 40 countries. This groundbreaking symposium tackled the challenges…

Scientists Know If They Can Protect Coral, They Can Preserve Foundation of Caribbean

by John McCarthy
February 13, 2018September 29, 2020

ST. GEORGE’S –– The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season provided ample demonstrations of the increasing vulnerability of Caribbean populations and infrastructure to natural disasters. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the Nature Conservancy have now measured…