Reefs
give us life. Now they need us
to act. We restore coral.
We connect people. Be part
of the restoration.

Restore Coral

About us

We work to restore Mexico's reef systems. We begin in the Mesoamerican Reef, one of the most important ecosystems on the planet.

About Restore Coral

Get involved

There is more than one way
to help the reef

Choose how you want to take part. Every action helps sustain restoration work and keeps more people close to the coral.

Adopt Your adoption supports reef restoration efforts in Mexico and the care of new coral colonies. I want to adopt Branching Acropora coral in blue and violet tones Donate Your contribution helps sustain the activities, tools and people that make Restore Coral's work possible. I want to donate Fluorescent brain coral in orange, turquoise and pink tones Experience Experience coral restoration up close and connect with the people, places and work bringing reefs back to life. Experience Layered Montipora coral in green, orange and violet tones

Our collaborators

SEMARNAT SADER SEP CICESE IMIPAS UNAM UCOL Agencia Espacial Mexicana DGETAyCM CONALEP Quintana Roo Colima Jalisco OCDE ONU COI-UNESCO Samsung KMS Tamarindo Four Seasons Careyes Hoteles Mía Buccanos Red 360+1 MTV Vysion 360 Macco Robotics EarthX

Climate change and human interaction are wiping out the Caribbean reef.

98%

Pillar coral lost to SCTLD

94%

Maze coral lost to SCTLD

79%

Smooth flower coral lost

76%

Boulder brain coral lost

Coral farms

Scattered coral fragments are collected and moved to farms, where they receive care and monitoring.

Biologists, divers, responsible operators and volunteers take part in a process built to return coral to the natural reef.

See the process

01 / Lab

Incubation

The process begins with the care and reproduction of coral in a controlled environment.

Lab Sea Reef

What we do

We restore coral.
We move people.

Restoration is the centre of the work. Education, art, technology and community help more people understand the reef and take part in its care.

Claudia Padilla working in the coral laboratory 01

Research & Science

We study coral reproduction, propagation and care to improve restoration processes.

See research & science → Students taking part in a virtual reality education experience 02

Social Innovation

We design ways to participate that connect communities, organisations and public actors with the protection of marine ecosystems.

See social innovation → Artistic mural of a whale 03

Art & Culture

The Restore Coral Mural Project takes the reef conversation into streets, festivals and cultural spaces.

See art & culture → Dive team monitoring a coral nursery 04

Data & Intelligence

We gather information, maps and data to better understand what is happening to coral reefs and bring that knowledge to those who can act.

See data & intelligence →

News & community

The movement continues

Stories, gatherings, science, art and actions that have brought more people closer to the reef.

Coral colony with a starfish, marking United Nations World Oceans Day 2022 2022 · 6 June 2022 Oceans Week Mexico 2022: revitalise the ocean Restore Coral joins Oceans Week around United Nations World Oceans Day, under the theme Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean. Community Restore Coral presenting at Space Boot Camp in Mérida 2017 · 11 September 2017 Satellites, big data and the reef: Space Boot Camp 2017 At the Mexican Space Agency's Space Boot Camp, Restore Coral shows how satellite observation and big data are used to watch what threatens coral. Data & Intelligence A large reef fish mural painted on a street wall 2017 · 28 August 2017 The Mural Project visits the coral farms of Cozumel An artist and a reef biologist meet over the nursery tables — art and science looking at the same problem from two directions. Art & Culture
See news and community

One coral can be
the start of something bigger

Take part in the restoration of Mexico's reefs. Adopt a coral, or support Restore Coral's work with a donation.

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