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Field notes, events and milestones from the work of restoring the Mesoamerican Reef — from the first coral farms in Cozumel to the rooms where ocean policy is decided.

Coral colony with a starfish, marking United Nations World Oceans Day 2022

Community 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. Read the story

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Coral fragments growing on a nursery table underwater

Science 6 November 2017 The brittle star may be coral's best friend Reef resilience is rarely about one species on its own. Sometimes the most useful ally is the one nobody was watching. Read

Coral formations on a Pacific reef

Science 6 November 2017 An ancient 'ghost city' above the reefs of the Pacific A reminder that reefs have been living alongside human settlement for far longer than our own records of them. Read

Close view of living coral on a nursery structure

Science 30 October 2017 Plastic tastes good to coral, and that is bad news Coral does not simply encounter microplastic by accident. Research suggests it actively eats it. Read

Restore Coral presenting at Space Boot Camp in Mérida

Data & Intelligence 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. Read

Restore Coral presenting to an audience

Community 28 August 2017 Restore Coral speaks at TEDx Black Rock City A conversation with Roberto Cerda about where the project came from, and why a festival in the desert has anything to do with a reef. Read

A large reef fish mural painted on a street wall

Art & Culture 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. Read

Restore Coral interviewed on the television programme Fractal

Social Innovation 3 August 2017 On Televisa's Fractal: virtual reality as a tool for the reef National television picks up the question of what emerging technology is actually for — and what a dive you never take can still teach you. Read

The virtual reality stage at Campus Party Jalisco

Social Innovation 9 July 2017 Virtual reality, social innovation and the preservation of ecosystems At Campus Party Jalisco, Restore Coral shows how a headset can move public policy — and bring a dive to people who have never been in the water. Read

Award-winning night nature photograph of marine life

Art & Culture 1 July 2017 Carlo Sánchez wins first place for night nature photography One of Restore Coral's guardians is recognised among the best nature photography in Mexico. Read

Coral and marine life on a reef in the Mexican Caribbean

Community 19 June 2017 Cozumel Scuba Fest: diving, conservation and Sylvia Earle The fifth edition of Scuba Fest brings divers and conservationists to Cozumel, with Sylvia Earle returning as special guest. Read

A large delegation assembled for a group photograph at an international conference

Policy 7 June 2017 Restore Coral at the United Nations Ocean Conference An invitation to the UN Ocean Conference puts the Mesoamerican Reef in front of the people working on Sustainable Development Goal 14. Read

Aerial view of the reef and coastline of the Mexican Caribbean

Reef 10 March 2017 10 March: what we have achieved for the Mesoamerican Reef On Mesoamerican Reef Day, a young movement takes stock: a signed restoration programme, murals across seven states, and a long way still to go. Read

Officials seated at the signing of the Quintana Roo coral restoration agreement

Policy 29 November 2016 One vote, one coral: an agreement is signed in Quintana Roo A campaign commitment turns into a state restoration programme, with a goal of 260,000 corals for the Mesoamerican Reef. Read

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