Coral reefs are currently in mass decline. The potential loss of coral reefs would bring catastrophic consequences such as eroding food security and decreasing coastal protection.

Everyone must act now #ForCoral . Discover more via Global Fund for Coral Reefs: bit.ly/3SlbwEw

🚨 #WANTED 🚨
New methods to;
💙 Conserve existing corals
🪸 Limit mortality of early life corals
🌊Meld natural & artificial reef recovery processes

#FundingApplications open until 1 November #ForCoral
bit.ly/3qI8ApL

📖Education #ForCoral

Curious about #CoralRestoration ?

Reef Resilience has recently updated its free Coral Reef Restoration Online Course:
🗣️now available in English & Spanish
🆕lessons & updated content

Start learning👉reefresilience.org/coral-reef-res…

📷Leslie Henderson

Current #coral reef restoration is expensive and has low success rates. But CORDAP is looking to change this with the Coral Accelerator Program which funds projects that can make a difference👏

Submit your concept note by Nov 1 & find out more here👉 bit.ly/3UQETRi

As the largest blended finance vehicle dedicated to #SDG14 , the Global Fund for Coral Reefs is scaling pipelines of bankable solutions that address local drivers of reef loss and financial tools to bridge conservation finance gaps in coral nations.

Dive deeper here: Linktr.ee/GFCR

🚨Funding opportunity #ForCoral 👉Q&A webinar

Reminder: CORDAP launched its 1st funded call for proposals to help fill the gap between current & required capabilities to save #CoralReefs 🪸

There are 2 Q&A webinars tomorrow 04/10:
🕕6AM UTC
🕒3PM UTC
🔗kaust.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📣New research findings underline the vast number of people in coral communities globally. Key findings include:

🪸 Nearly one BILLION people live within 100km of reefs

🪸 100% of the population of 60 nations is within 100km of #coralreefs

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…
Amy SW

Are we closing the ambition gap?

Are we supporting the most vulnerable?

Are we delivering on our promises?

All of these questions require decisions now.

As pre-COP wraps up in Kinshasa, I call on countries to come to #COP27 ready to build on the progress achieved in Glasgow.

This #WorldHabitatDay we celebrate 🌎's most diverse habitat: #CoralReefs

Reefs are found in <1% of the ocean, yet support ~25% of all ocean life. These “rainforests of the sea' are home to millions of species of fish, crabs, clams, squid, seahorses, sea turtles, and more!

📣New research findings underline the vast number of people in coral communities globally. Key findings include:

🪸 Nearly one BILLION people live within 100km of reefs

🪸 100% of the population of 60 nations is within 100km of #coralreefs

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…
Amy SW

Thanks are due to the #UNFCCC Secretariat. In little more than a month we will be at #COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, where we intend to further elevate the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2022 youtu.be/Qc5kNZrOnPo via YouTube

🌊 Islanders should have a say in managing the environment that they are a part of – but what opportunities are available to build their relationship with the ocean? Find out!

➡ Register: islandinnovation.co/events/virtual…

👀 Links to join:
bit.ly/VIS2022Agenda

#VIS2022

On 5 October the UNCDF Executive Secretary and Global Fund for Coral Reefs high-level champion, Preeti Sinha, will be speaking at the Nature Finance – the Next Wave event during Building Bridges ( #BuildingBridges22 ) in Geneva. Learn how you can join the event here: f4b-initiative.net/post/naturefin…

Local leaders of the Mesoamerican reef region are invited to apply with a business idea or project based on nature with a market outlook and coral-positive impact on the Mesoamerican reef.
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