VISION
INSPIRE INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG PROJECTS THAT RECONCILE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WITH NATURAL SYSTEMS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY
STRATEGY
WE CREATE PROJECTS THAT CAN BE EVALUATED AND ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:
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CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION AND ADAPTATION OF COASTAL CITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH RESTORATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF THE CORAL REEF AND ITS INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS
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CREATE SCALABLE, REPLICABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS THAT USE ART AND STORYTELLING TO SPREAD A CORAL MESSAGE
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PROMOTE AWARENESS AND DEVELOP FACILITIES THAT INSPIRE ACTION IN THE FACE OF OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY
The Problem
80% of the Meso-American Reef is dead
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Traditional tourism contributes to coral reef loss
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No new corals are being born in the wild
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Marine conservation is inadequately financed
YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
JOIN US,
AND HELP SCIENTISTS PLANT RESILIENT CORALS
IN TULUM, MEXICO
BY PARTICIPATING
MAKE CORAL
USING SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS
SHARE CULTURE
LOCAL CONNECTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
SAVE CORAL
OUR METHOD
WE USE AN EMERGING GLOBAL PRACTICE CALLED MICRO-FRAGMENTATION AND ASSISTED EVOLUTION TO GROW RESISTANT CORALS AND RESTORE REEFS
Each coral tank can grow ~ 1,000 coral colonies each year
LOCATION: CORAL VITA, GRAND BAHAMAS
CORALS GROWN IN NURSERIES (LABORATORIES) CAN SURVIVE THE WARMER TEMPERATURES OF THE FUTURE. CORALS CAN HYBRIDIZE, WHICH ALSO INCREASES NATURAL GENETIC DIVERSITY
MICRO-FRAGMENTATION ACCELERATES CORAL GROWTH UP TO 50 TIMES ITS NATURAL RATES
HEALTHY CORAL IS A VITAL PART OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, WHICH IN TURN CONTRIBUTES TO A VIBRANT ECONOMY
THE ABILITY TO GROW DIVERSE CORALS WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF A SPECIFIC LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
DATA FROM THE LABORATORY CAN PROVIDE SCIENTISTS AND POLICY MAKERS WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
LOCATION: AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
Beyond Coral Foundation (USA) and Beyond Coral México are partner organizations whose ultimate goal is the protection, conservation and restoration of reef systems through strategies that use technology, art, dissemination of science and cultural integration.
Beyond Coral Foundation (EIN: 83-4232094) is a tax-exempt United States 501(c)3 focused on small-scale popup laboratories, coral farming, citizen science, and eco-tourism programs. Beyond Coral México is registered and pending its Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) approval.