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)

From Mangrove Mud to Meaningful Work: Desta’s J.A.M.I.N. Journey

Some students I remember for their grades, their quick answers, or a moment that made the whole class laugh. Others I remember for the way they stepped into the mangroves.

Desta was the kind of student who thrived outdoors. While some students hesitated at the edge of the mud, he walked right in. And when he inevitably got stuck — because everyone does — he didn’t get frustrated. He laughed. Covered in mud, holding mangrove propagules in his hands, he embraced the experience fully.

Even then, it was clear that he was connecting with the environment in a way that went beyond the lesson plan…

From Students to Stewards: A Full-Circle Moment for J.A.M.I.N.

There are certain faces you never forget.

Over the years, hundreds of students have stepped into mangrove forests with us through the Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. I may not always remember every name, but I remember the expressions — the hesitation before stepping into thick mud, the laughter when someone loses a shoe, the look of surprise when they catch that unmistakable sulfur smell rising from the mangrove soil…

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

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