Reefs are Nature’s Ally: Join Our Next Navigate with Care Webinar

September 23, 2025

Written by Liz Thompson

Coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows are more than just vibrant ecosystems—they are vital allies for people and the planet. They buffer coastlines from storms, support fisheries and local livelihoods, drive tourism, and even help keep waters cleaner and healthier. But their value is often overlooked—until it’s lost.

Join us for the next installment in our Navigate with Care webinar series, a free online event designed to help mariners, conservationists, and ocean advocates understand the importance of these coastal habitats and how they can help protect them.

Navigate with Care: Reefs are Nature’s Ally

Thursday, October 16, 2025
9:00 AM FJT / 5:00 PM EST / 11:00 PM CEST

In this session, conservation scientists and maritime leaders will share their knowledge about the many services these ecosystems provide and what’s at stake if they are degraded. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of why protecting coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows is not just about the environment—it’s about safety, livelihoods, and long-term resilience. The webinar will also highlight practical ways mariners can help protect these fragile habitats, including the use of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) and responsible boating practices to prevent damage while improving safety at sea.

This series is part of the broader Navigate with Care campaign, an endorsed Action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Developed in partnership with the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN), the campaign empowers mariners, boaters, and ocean advocates to protect what matters most.

Whether you captain a yacht, paddle a kayak, or simply care about the ocean, this webinar is for you. Join us, learn more, and take the pledge to #NavigateWithCare.

Navigate With Care

Navigate with Care is a joint campaign by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation. It promotes safe and environmentally responsible navigation practices that protect both people and marine life.

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Throughout the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) and Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) programs, we evaluate each phase of the mangrove education and restoration process to better understand how students are learning, growing, and connecting with their coastal environments.

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.

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