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
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
Homepage | ICRI The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is currently chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Organisation for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS)
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
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
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
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
Key Policy Asks for Coral Reefs - 2025: Accelerating the decade of . . . All activities outlined in the key policy asks for coral reefs will take in to consideration Target 22 of the Kunming-Montreal Global biodiversity Framework (GBF), to ensure the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information related to
Coral Reef Restoration Guidelines - ICRI Guide to Coral Reef Restoration: Optimizing efficiency and scale for in situ nurseries and outplanting (2025) Developed by the Coral Restoration Consortium’s (CRC) Field-based Propagation Working Group — a team of dedicated practitioners who worked together from 2018 to 2023 This guide brings together the most relevant, widely used methods and lessons learned from years of hands-on