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In spite of all its benefits, coral has never been under greater threat, with scientists warning <span class="museo700">90% of coral could disappear by 2050</span>.

Learn about nature’s most vulnerable and valuable ecosystem, and how we can protect it for generations to come.

Hope For Coral

Dozens of popular treatments for conditions like leukemia, cancer, arthritis and bacterial infection were discovered on coral reefs. Biocompounds found on reefs have shown promising potential in the development of new antibiotics, anti-cancer agents, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Recent studies even suggest reefs could hold the secret to curing Alzheimer’s disease.

Life-saving Medicine

Healthy coral is essential to the security and climate resilience of many nations. With climate change increasing natural disasters, reefs are our best protection against storm surge. In fact, a healthy reef leads to a 97% reduction in wave energy and 84% drop in wave height.

Natural Disaster Defense

Reef surveys are leading to the development of new biomaterials that can transform industries. Scientists are exploring how the unique chemical compounds found on reefs could lead to innovation and job creation in the biotech sector.

Technological Breakthroughs

Entire countries like the Maldives and Palau, as well as regions like the Florida Keys, exist on reef islands that will erode and sink into the ocean if they lose their coral.

Countries Will Vanish Without Reefs

9.9 trillion dollars is generated annually by industries such as fishing, tourism, coastal development and hospitality. If coral disappears, millions of jobs will instantly be lost and dozens of economies will collapse.

Trillions in Ecosystem Services

Over 100 countries and one billion people depend on reefs for a sustainable source of food. Known as “rainforests of the sea,” the world’s coral reefs cover just .2 percent of the ocean floor but host 25% of marine species.

Global Food Sources

From the city to the coast, coral plays an unexpected role in our daily lives. See why coral is critical.

Meet Lene and Pål Buhl-Mortensen, formerly student and teacher, these sea star crossed lovers discover new coral reefs hiding in the icy depths off the coast of Norway.

Join Marina Carreiro-Silva and Telmo Morato, deep sea ecologists, as they reveal a mystery of the deep: corals that thrive in the darkness of the twilight zone.

Meet Rebecca García Camps, an inspiring marine biologist who’s leading a coral revolution in her home country.

Revealing the critical link between underwater ecosystems and life on land.

Revealing the critical link between underwater ecosystems and life on land.

Revealing the critical link between underwater ecosystems and life on land.

Revealing the critical link between underwater ecosystems and life on land.

Revealing the critical link between underwater ecosystems and life on land.

Swipe to reveal how reefs impact our lives

Swipe to reveal how reefs impact our lives

In spite of all its benefits, coral has never been under greater threat, with scientists warning 90% of coral could disappear by 2050.

In spite of all its benefits, coral has never been under greater threat, with scientists warning 90% of coral could disappear by 2050.

But there is hope.

But there is hope.

Hope For Coral

Learn about nature’s most vulnerable and valuable ecosystem, and how we can protect it for generations to come.

Hope For Coral

Learn about nature’s most vulnerable and valuable ecosystem, and how we can protect it for generations to come.

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Tap a location to meet the people fighting for the future of coral.

Norway

The Azores

Dominican Republic

Norway

The Azores

Dominican Republic

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