Global Coral Reef Alliance
Biorock electric coral reefs survive the most severe hurricanes with little or no damage
Two new Global Coral Reef Alliance videos answer the question many people have: what happens in a hurricane? Here we show that Biorock reefs hit by the eye of three of the strongest Caribbean hurricanes, Hanna, Ike, and Irma, suffered almost no physical damage and...
Planetary Pact with Mother Earth still overdue in 2018
Comments on the following article: Regenerating soil and biomass carbon can reverse global climate change posted on the Soil Carbon Alliance website. Coral reefs are already the first victims, we exceeded the global bleaching temperature tipping point...
2017 GCRA Activities
GCRA Wishes a Happy New Year 2018 Please support the GCRA Year-End Fund Raising Campaign 2017 GCRA Yearly Report Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance Corals continued dying around the world in 2017 from global warming, pollution, and...
Governments can’t say they weren’t warned that coral reefs can take no further warming!
Not 2 degrees, not 1.5 degrees, not even 1 degree! That’s why the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, where I will speak tomorrow about large-scale regeneration of marine ecosystems to reverse global climate change, is a death sentence for...
The Original 1991 Geotherapy Proposal to Reverse Global Climate Change
To: The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the parent of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) From: R. Grantham, H. Faure, T. J. Goreau, T. Greenland, N. A. Morner, J. Pernetta, B. Salvat, & V. R. Potter Date: October 16 1991 This...
Coral bleaching is now starting over a large part of the Caribbean
Here in Jamaica it is in the earliest and mildest phases, with only the most sensitive colonies of the three most sensitive species showing paling. Temperatures in Jamaica were only briefly above the HotSpot levels, and have cooled since, so bleaching is not likely to...
Before and After : Biorock Electric Reefs in Curaçao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYSBdRCW6d0 Before and After time-lapse series by Michael Duss showing spectacular coral growth on Biorock electric reefs in Curaçao. This video shows the coral development at our BioRock project in Curacao with the status September...
Shark bites deterred by Biorock Electric Coral Reef Projects
Coral reefs are the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems and provide vital ecosystem services. Global warming, deteriorating water quality, overharvesting, and other threats are accelerating coral reef decline. An innovative coral reef restoration method,...
Elkhorn Reef Restoration: Westender, Jamaica after 1 month
June 29 2017 Thomas J. F. Goreau In the 1950s Jamaica was surrounded by some of the finest coral reefs in the Caribbean, which were the first in the world to be studied by diving (Goreau & Goreau, 1959). These were almost all destroyed by eutrophication caused by...
Coral, Sea Grass, and Mangrove Restoration Galeta Lab, Panama
June 27 2017 Coral Reef, Sea Grass, and Mangrove Restoration Projects using Biorock Technology at Galeta Marine Laboratory, Colon, Panama Preliminary Report and Recommendations Thomas J. F. Goreau-Arango & Gabriel Despaigne-Ceballos INTRODUCTION Biorock electric...
Solomon Islands to start worlds largest Mariculture farm
Solomon Islands to start worlds largest Mariculture farm at Ontong Java Atoll June 20 2017 The Solomon Islands government approved a new mariculture farm and hatchery project, expected to be the world’s largest, on June 1 2017. It will be located in Ontong Java, one...
Pemuteran Biorock Honored at UN World Oceans Day Celebration
http://www.biorock-indonesia.com/pemuteran-biorock-projects-honored-at-un-world-oceans-day-celebration-in-new-york/
Balinese Villager seeks solutions on World Ocean Problems at UN
http://www.biorock-indonesia.com/balinese-villager-seeking-solutions-on-world-ocean-problems-with-policy-makers-and-scientist-at-un-ocean-conference/
Biorock Coral Restoration comes back to Jamaica after 25 years
BIOROCK ELECTRIC CORAL REEF RESTORATION COMES BACK HOME TO JAMAICA AFTER 25 YEARS The first new Biorock electrical coral reef restoration project in Jamaica for 25 years has been started. The small project is located in front of Westender Inn, at the extreme end of...
Coral Arks, Climate Strategy: Saving coral reefs in the short and long term
CORAL ARKS, CLIMATE STRATEGY: SAVING CORAL REEFS IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM May 7 2017. The Global Coral Reef Alliance / Soil Carbon Alliance urgently seeks funding during 2017 to support leadership in Geotherapy: global ecosystem regenerative development to reverse...
New York City drain project approved that will severely damage ten year old Biorock salt marsh, mussel, and oyster restoration projects that could save the City billions of dollars in climate change adaptation costs.
DEC Approves MacNeil Park Outfall Pipe BY JAMES FARRELL Staff Writer : Queens Tribune A proposed city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) storm water outfall pipe on the northern shoreline of College Point’s MacNeil Park has been granted a permit by the...
NYCDEP about to destroy historic 10 year NYSDEC salt marsh, oyster, and mussel restoration at McNeil Park, College Point, Queens
March 31 2017, To: NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos State Senator Tony Avella New York City Department of Environmental Protection is racing ahead with irresponsible plans to destroy the most successful oyster, mussel, and salt marsh restoration project ever...
Biorock electric reef restoration projects to start in India
Scientists to use solar energy to regenerate locally extinct corals Marine scientists will use solar energy for the first time in India to regenerate corals that become extinct from the Gulf of Kutch off the Gujarat coast thousands of years ago. Scientists across the...
New – 2017 Karang Lestari Foundation presentation
Karang Lestari Foundation presentation
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon, Rome, March 21-23 2017
Live Coverage of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon #GSOC17 Soil4Climate Facebook: Presentations by Tom Goreau, Coordinator, Soil Carbon Alliance Poster: Regenerative Development to Reverse Climate Change: Quantity and quality of soil carbon sequestration...
CPN warns about water by outfall site
Coastal Preservation Network President James Cervino has tested wastewater that would go into the Department of Environmental Protection’s planned stormwater outfall for MacNeil Park in College Point, and he isn’t happy with the results.... Queens Chronicle...
Coral bleaching prediction capacity may soon be destroyed by US Government, Great Barrier Reef bleaching imminent
For nearly 30 years we have been able to predict mass coral bleaching accurately with the Goreau-Hayes Satellite SST HotSpot method (Goreau, 1990 US Senate Hearings on Climate Change; Goreau et al., 1993; Goreau & Hayes, 1994). We have routinely predicted, and...
In Memoriam: Dr. Nora Goreau April 25 1921 – December 18 2016 – Mother of Coral Reef Science
Dr. Nora Goreau died peacefully at 95 on December 18 2016 in Old Waterford, Vermont. Nora Isabel Arango de Urriola was born in Panama City, Panama, the middle of 9 children from a distinguished Panamanian family related to national heroes of several Latin...
Three new Biorock reef restoration projects started on Saint Barthelemy
Complete article: St. Barth News, December 22 2016
2017 GCRA PLANS
2017 GCRA PLANS GCRA is a global network of volunteers working for more than 25 years on fundamental research on coral threats and on direct action projects to reverse environmental degradation, especially coral reefs. GCRA has done far more to save coral reefs and...
Happy Winter Solstice! 2016 GCRA Activities
Happy Winter Solstice! Summary of 2016 GCRA Activities 2016 GCRA accomplishments in 13 countries are briefly summarized below by country in roughly chronological order: COSTA RICA Filming sustainable and regenerative tropical agriculture methods for full length...
GCRA Indigenous Peoples’ Environmental Restoration And Climate Change Adaptation Projects
GCRA Indigenous Peoples’ Environmental Restoration And Climate Change Adaptation Projects Indigenous peoples have managed the natural resources they live from since the dawn of humanity, and are guardians of most of the world’s biodiversity. But they are now the first...
Pollutant-pumping pipe proposal puts MacNeil Park in peril, Queens preservationists protest
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/pollutant-pumping-pipe-proposal-puts-park-peril-protesters-article-1.2830605
Vanuatu Biorock Workshop June 9-18 2016
Vanuatu Biorock Coral Reef Restoration Workshop Havannah Harbour, Efate, June 9-18 2016 Tom Goreau Robert Lee Leah Nimoho Iman Garae SUMMARY More than 100 people attended the First Vanuatu Biorock Coral Reef Restoration Workshop, held June 13-14, and installed the...
Presentation to the Negril Chamber of Commerce, August 10 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EgC6whfkM
