by mtessis | Feb 19, 2020
The Great Barrier Reef is now at severe bleaching temperatures. The map below shows the latest Goreau-Hayes HotSpot coral bleaching map for the Great Barrier Reef. Areas in yellow and orange are above the bleaching threshold. The severity of...
by mtessis | Dec 22, 2019
Thomas J. F. Goreau President, Global Coral Reef Alliance Discovery Bay is the site of the world’s longest and most detailed scientific studies of coral reef change, going back about 65 years. I have personally been involved in research at Discovery Bay Marine...
by mtessis | Dec 21, 2019
The power of nature is greater than human’s technological hubris, and in the long run we can only hope to regenerate the natural biogeochemical processes that regulate our life support systems and the air we breathe, water we drink, and food that we eat, or pay...
by mtessis | Dec 21, 2019
Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance Happy Winter Solstice! Throughout 2019 GCRA continued to work with grassroots local marine environmental protection and sustainable management groups all around the world to maintain existing Biorock...
by mtessis | Dec 19, 2019
Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance The Global Coral Reef Alliance is sad to report the loss of a real Marshall Islands coral reef hero, Dr. Dean Jacobson. Dean’s strong commitment to both scientific study and protection of the environment...
by mtessis | Nov 13, 2019
Dr. Tom Goreau, President of GCRA is sad to note the death of a greatly valued colleague and environmental hero, Dr. Norman Myers, of Oxford University, one of the world’s pioneering experts on species extinction, conservation, deforestation, and impacts of climate...
