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Science Without Borders® Challenge

The 2020 Science Without Borders® Challenge is now open! The theme for this year's international student art contest is “Take Action: Conserve Coral Reefs.”

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Now accepting entries for the Science Without Borders® Challenge!

Now accepting entries for the Science Without Borders® Challenge!

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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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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.

Science Without Borders®

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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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 are now accepting applications for the 2020 Science Without Borders® Challenge! This international student art contest encourages students to be creative while learning about important ocean science and conservation issues. The SWB Challenge is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries. The theme for the 2020 Science Without Borders® Challenge is “Take Action: Conserve Coral Reefs.” For this year's contest, we are asking students to use their artistic talents to create a piece of art that illustrates actions that can be taken to preserve coral reefs.

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"Is our shrimp habit environmentally sustainable? Have shrimp farming methods changed since past reports of slave labor practices (particularly in Thailand), disease outbreaks, the widespread use of antibiotics, liquid-waste pollution and the destruction of mangroves? Is the fishing of wild shrimp devastating the turtle population? And why exactly do some shrimp sell for $5.97 a pound while others cost three times as much?"

These questions and more are address by a recent article in the New York Times: ... See MoreSee Less

What Are We Supposed to Think About Shrimp?

Americans eat more shrimp than ever before. But a cloud hangs over much of ...

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We are now accepting entries for the 2020 Science Without Borders® Challenge!

This annual art contest inspires students from all over the world to be creative while learning about important ocean science and conservation issues. The theme for this year’s competition is “Take Action: Conserve Coral Reefs,” and scholarships of up to $500 will be awarded to the winning entries.

The Challenge is open to all students who are 11-19 years old and enrolled in primary or secondary school (or the home-school equivalent). Entries must be received by Monday, April 20, to be eligible to win. ... See MoreSee Less

Now accepting entries for the 2020 Science Without Borders® Challenge!

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Gliding across the reef on their eight arms, an octopus blends in wherever it goes, changing its skin color (and texture) to match its surroundings.

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Buzz News joined the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and our partners at the Alligator Head Foundation on a field trip into the mangrove forest. As part of our Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program, we bring high school students into the mangroves to teach them about this important ecosystem and help them restore the forest.

“We teach them what mangroves are, why they’re important, how they’re threatened and how we benefit from the presence of mangroves and mangrove environments. We don’t just look at the trees, we look at the animals, the food webs that are there – a lot of the time, they didn’t realize, we’re in a mangrove forest.”

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Alligator Head Foundation leading mangrove forest education in Portland | Buzz

Students from Titchfield High School and members of the Alligator Head Foun...

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Tiny algae in the ocean (including those inside corals) absorb almost as much CO2 from the air each year as land-base plants. Now researchers and entrepreneurs are seeing how they can harness the carbon-sucking power of algae and put it to use from everything from food to fuel. ... See MoreSee Less

Algae might be a secret weapon to combatting climate change

The secret weapon to combatting climate change isn't just planting trees—...

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