Scenic Relaxation on MSN

A shipwreck turned into an underwater home

This video explores a shipwreck reef in the Coral Triangle, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, where lionfish glide around the rusting ...
Hosted on MSN

How The Coral Triangle Became Earth's Underwater Paradise - From Marine Experts

6% of the planet's oceanic area, yet houses 76% of all known coral species in the world. This massive marine region spans approximately six million square kilometers across the western Pacific Ocean, ...
Panda

Major outcomes from 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF)

Key decisions affecting the future operation of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) were endorsed by the Third Ministerial Meeting held in Jakarta in ...
Mongabay

$35m debt-for-nature deal aims to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs

A $35 million debt-for-nature swap between Indonesia and the U.S. aims to conserve coral reefs in eastern Indonesia over the next nine years, with the funding offset by canceled sovereign debt payable ...
Forbes

Can A Better Way To Freeze Coral Help Save The ‘Coral Triangle?’

Scientists across Asia are hoping to help save the coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, by finding better ways to freeze and preserve corals and their symbiotic algae. More than 85% of reefs are at risk ...
The Conversation

Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat‑tolerant — but only up to a point

Indonesia is home to the world’s largest and most biodiverse coral reef system, spanning more than 32,000 square kilometres across the archipelago. Just like what is happening globally, these reefs ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Indonesia tests 3 reef designs to see which one can help coral regrow on its own

"It is actually capturing new coral settlements, which is the foundations of a new reef." ...
Inside Climate News

‘Amazon of the Seas’ Threatened by Oil and Gas Developments

Coast guard members clean up an oil slick that washed ashore from the sunken oil tanker Princess Empress on March 8, 2023 in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images ...
Panda

What coral reefs are telling us about climate change

The ocean’s most visual barometers of environmental changes are also its most vulnerable creatures. A Filipino coral expert explains coral bleaching, why it happens, and what we can do about it With ...
Phys.org

How local communities in Indonesia's Gili islands are restoring coral ecosystems amid rising sea temperatures

This article is the second part of an in-depth science-based reporting series, supported by the Environmental Reporting from Asia-Pacific Island Countries grant by Internews' Earth Journalism Network.
PBS

These coral reefs suffered major damage. Watch how restoration efforts helped bring them back

Coral reefs worldwide are in major trouble. Their numbers have dwindled dramatically over time and today, they're facing yet another mass bleaching event. But research has offered hope that human ...