How We Work
One in 8 people on Earth live near a coral reef - many of whom derive some benefits from the ecosystem services that reefs provide. Coral bleaching and disease events are on the rise. We train local Reef Rangers in these coral-rich, low income countries to be the first line of defense to help coral survive.
Our Approach
It can take up to five years for new research to work its way into the hands of coral practitioners around the world. The rapid escalation in the loss of coral reefs means that this information needs to be disseminated quickly and constantly.
Working with our faculty, scientists, engineers, managers and practitioners, we harness knowledge and share new methods to help reefs contend with all the stress from climate change and pollution. This information is continually updated and passed through our online and in person courses, and online platform that can be accessed by coral reef practitioners anywhere in the world at no cost.
Each Region in our global footprint is managed by a senior coral scientist who reports to Dr. Anderson Mayfield, our Chief Scientist.
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Regional Approach
Our regional approach allows us to provide advanced education closer to home for thousands working in the coral space who often don’t have the financial resources to travel to a centralized location. The regional approach also helps our scientific team adapt training to deal with specific stressors or site specific criteria.
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Train the Trainers
Our Reef Rangers are trained specifically to be able to train less advanced students new techniques, helping to put more well-trained hands in the water within local communities around the world.
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Ongoing Participation
Reef Ranger’s digital hub is an ongoing source of the latest science and data to maintain a well trained cohort of coral reef practitioners. Our digital hub has monthly “Ask a Scientist” interactive live stream that is accessible to any of our students and graduates, allowing for rapid dissemination of the the latest science and data related to conserving coral reefs.
Climate-Proofing Reefs
Today it isn’t enough to merely protect places where coral lives, or plant new coral. Ongoing data collection can monitor changes in the environment, while new methods can be deployed to help coral survive those changes.
Technology is rapidly evolving with new methods being deployed. The Coral Resilience Institute closely monitors new methodologies so that they can be employed or avoided around the world.
Reef Rangers are skilled in data collection and analysis as well as all the new and existing restoration science, making them the most well-qualified coral reef practitioners in the world.
