Engineered coral could save the planet’s reefs from destruction

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This weekend, conservationists will put the final touches to a giant artificial reef they are assembling at London zoo. Samples of the planet’s most spectacular corals – vivid green branching coral, yellow scroll, blue ridge and many more species – will be added to the giant tank along with fish that thrive in their presence: blue tang, clownfish and many others.

The scene will then be set for Monday’s opening of the zoo’s new gallery, Tiny Giants, which is dedicated to the minuscule invertebrate creatures that sustain life across the planet. The coral reef tank and its seven-metre wide window will form the core of the exhibition.

The aim of the new gallery goes beyond merely demonstrating the wonder and glory of coral reefs, however. It will also showcase the research that is now being carried out in a bid to halt the destruction of the world’s reefs as global heating warms the oceans and bleaches and destroys their coral.

“Coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth and we want to show people how wonderful they are,” said Paul Pearce-Kelly, senior curator of invertebrates and fish at the Zoological Society of London.

“However, we also want to highlight the research and conservation efforts that are now being carried out to try to save them from the threat of global warming. We want the public to see what is being done to try to save these wonders.”

Decisions taken this year at the Cop26 climate meeting in Glasgow will be crucial in slowing down global heating and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases that are absorbed by the sea, a process that leads to ocean acidification. Both could help protect threatened coral reefs.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/16/could-engineered-coral-save-the-planets-reefs-from-destruction

[Kadikaado 4,302]

Reverting the input of CO2 into the environment would prevent the acidification of the oceans and save the reefs, controlling global warming as well, but billionaires need to hoard money and won't give a damn about the environment all these projects are lovely, but what we truly need is to protect the environment from the capitalism. These projects are all palliative.

[Guillaume Hamon 6,992]

We burn the planet but we sometimes find solutions to gain some time...

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