Survey provides valuable information on Cooks' reefs

Survey provides valuable information on Cooks’ reefs

[2020]

Dateline Pacific interviews KSLOF Marine Ecologist Renee Carlton about our findings from the Global Reef Expedition mission to the Cook Islands for Radio New Zealand (RNZ), New Zealand's public radio station.

Dateline Pacific
by Don Wiseman
March 23, 2020

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has published its latest findings from the Global Reef Expedition – the largest coral reef survey and mapping exercise ever undertaken.

The expedition took in the Cook Islands – assessing the state of reefs on Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Palmerston.

And this month the foundation released its ‘Cook Islands Final Report’

Marine ecologist Renee Carlton told Don Wiseman more about the work that the Living Oceans Foundation undertook.

Listen to the full interview on Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

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Before the programs begin, students share what they already know about mangroves and how they feel about them. As the program progresses, we continue to gather feedback to see how their knowledge evolves from identifying mangrove species and understanding food webs to recognizing the role mangroves play in coastal protection and climate change mitigation.

But the surveys go beyond science content.

We also ask students…

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Ten years ago, the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program began with a simple but meaningful commitment: to connect Bahamian students with the mangrove ecosystems that shape and protect their island home.

Since 2015, B.A.M. has been implemented in partnership with Friends of the Environment, whose dedication to environmental stewardship in Abaco has made this program possible year after year. Together, we have worked alongside Patrick J. Bethel High School and Forest Heights Academy to bring hands-on mangrove science into classrooms and out into the field.

What makes ten years remarkable is not just longevity — it is consistency…

Listen to the full interview on Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

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