YOU! Yes, YOU! Coral Reefs Need You.

No matter who you are, you have probably heard the phrases “coral reefs”, “global warming”, “ocean acidification” or “climate change” or maybe all of them. Maybe you know how they are connected, or maybe you don’t. Maybe you want to find out why you should care, or you already do care, and want to find out what you can do to help. No matter what your question is, I’m Seeta and I’m here to help provide you with answers. I have made a video talking about how different people from different areas around the world can help the cause of coral reef preservation and restoration, because we have all collectively contributed to their degradation. Follow this link to broaden your perspective. Show it to your friends, your family and your friends’s families. The more people we have on board, the merrier!

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/whats-killing-coral-reefs-and-how-can-we-stop-it/

Coral Restoration Efforts

Since choosing to do my final project on the research being done into protecting current coral reefs and trying to re-introduce corals into damaged reefs, I have been looking in to a lot of the research being done on ways to artificially grow corals and use them to preserve reefs.

I came across this video that does an excellent job of explaining some of the science behind such a process to a wide audience who does not need to have a very technical understanding of science to be able to follow along with the explanation provided. Hopefully it helps you learn more about the topic, and maybe even gives you a starting point for your digital communication project, to help you think about how to gear your project towards a non-technical audience.