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Global Reef Expedition: The Series

A new TV series follows our scientists on the Global Reef Expedition as they study some of the most remote coral reefs on Earth.

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A Conversation with Science Without Borders® Challenge Winner Zeno Park

A Conversation with Science Without Borders® Challenge Winner Zeno Park

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The Global Reef Expedition: A mission to assess the health of coral reefs around the world

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Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Fiji

The Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Lau Province, Fiji is the result of extensive scientific surveys conducted by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation and local partners. This scientific report contains assessments of the health of coral reefs, surveys of the coral and fish communities, and detailed maps of shallow water marine habitats in Fiji.

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Great Barrier Reef Management Zones

Watch to see how we conducted research into the effectiveness of management zones on the Great Barrier Reef while on the Global Reef Expedition.

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World Reef Map

Living Oceans Foundation Completes Global Coral Reef Atlas

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has completed the World Reef Map, an online interactive coral reef atlas that allows users to explore all of the coral reefs and shallow water marine habitats mapped on the Global Reef Expedition.

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Science Without Borders®

Science Without Borders® is the overarching theme of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. It provides financial sponsorship of marine conservation programs and scientific research around the globe, and raises awareness of the need to preserve, protect and restore the world's oceans and aquatic resources.

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Education Portal

Our Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum is a great resource for students and teachers. Filled with lesson plans, videos, and interactive learning exercises, our education portal engages and inspires students to learn about coral reefs and to become stewards of this vital ecosystem.
Science without Borders^® Challenge

We have announced the winners of our 2019 Science Without Borders® Challenge! Lesya Antoshkina from Ukraine is the winner of the high school category for her stunning artwork “The Bike We Ride,” which beat out fierce competition to take first place. The winner in the middle school category is Zeno Park from New Jersey, who at only 12 years old created the winning entry “The Place Where Fish are Free to Roam.” This international art competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, and we hope you consider applying next year!

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In this episode of the #GlobalReefExpedition, the Living Oceans Foundation team spends a month on the #GreatBarrierReef, the largest reef in the world. ⠀

Onboard, Dr. Will Robbins (Wildlife Marine) studies #sharks and how they keep the reef healthy.

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At only 12 years old, Zeno Park won first place in the middle school category of our international student art contest, the Science Without Borders® Challenge!

Zeno lives in New Jersey, where he studies art after school at Studio YM in Tenafly. His winning artwork, “The Place where Fish are Free to Roam” shows underwater islands surrounded by swimming marine life. With this piece, Park said he wanted to show that in the ocean, organisms are “free to go wherever they wish” but that life in his underwater islands is “heavily dependent upon the condition of their habitat.”

Hear we talk to Zeno about his work, his connection with the ocean, and the advice he has for students applying for the Science Without Borders® Challenge. ... See MoreSee Less

A Conversation with Science Without Borders® Challenge Winner Zeno Park - Living Oceans Foundation

At only 12 years old, Zeno Park won first place in the Living Ocean Foundat...

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HALF AS MUCH WILDLIFE IN THE SEA
Scientists estimate that populations of marine wildlife have fallen by an average of 50% in the past 40 years, with some species suffering far greater declines as a result of habitat loss, overfishing, climate change, and ocean acidification.

They go on to predict that if nothing is done to save them, and ocean acidification continues unabated, coral reefs could be threatened with extinction by 2050. ... See MoreSee Less

How marine wildlife populations have been decimated in the last 40 years

Habitat, overfishing and sea temperatures have all played a part

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To celebrate World Water Monitoring Day, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is helping students in Jamaica monitor the water quality in their local mangrove forest.

As part of our #JAMIN program (Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves in Nature), students learn how to manage and monitor the health of their local mangrove forest. We have partnered with EarthEcho International to allow the students to participate in a citizen-science project, the EarthEcho Water Challenge, where they test the water quality in the mangrove forest and upload it to a global database.

The EarthEcho Water Challenge builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local waterbodies. So far, over one million people in 147 countries have participated, helping to protect the water resources we depend on every day. If you or your students would like to participate in the project, you can sign up here: www.monitorwater.org.

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Estuaries are incredibly important ecosystems where the rivers meet the sea. They filter and clean the water and provide critical habitat to many juvenile fish species.

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation works in estuaries in Jamaica, helping students restore their local mangrove forests. This #EstuaryWeek, we encourage you to also get involved in habitat restoration by volunteering at your local estuary: https://coast.noaa.gov/estuaries/news/volunteer.html ... See MoreSee Less

Volunteer at a Reserve Near You

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