CORAL RESTORATION
BECAUSE, CONSERVATION IS NOT LONGER ENOUGH, WE ARE COMMITTED TO RESTORATION
Coral reefs, one of the most important ecosystems on our planet are facing multiple threats that are bringing them to the brink of collapse.
That is why we are committed to an ambitious restoration project in the “Corales del Rosario” National Park, known as the Rosario Islands.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THREATS THEY FACE
GLOBAL WARMING
Literally, corals are being “cooked alive” generating massive mortality.
CONTAMINATION
Pollution, dumping of solid and liquid waste (often chemical), among others.
CORAL DISEASES
The most aggressive coral disease is the Stony coral tissue loss disease.
OVERFISHING
Lack of respect for closed seasons, mass fishing and trawling, among others.
RESTORATION THROUGH ASSISTED SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
With this assisted sexual reproduction methodology, unlike that carried out by the fragmentation technique, genetic diversity is achieved in the new individuals, offering greater possibilities of adaptation.
CORAL SPAWNING
Identifying the moment in which different species reproduce massively.
COLLECTING GAMETES
They are carefully collected by our team to be taken to the recovery center.
FERTILIZATION
We mixed eggs and sperm to facilitate fertilization in the laboratory.
LARVAE CULTURE
Embryos and larvae are monitored to check their development and mobility.
SETTLEMENT
Settles and attach themselves in suitable substrate we provide and start growing a new colony.
OUTPLANTING
Once they are ready, we outplant these substrates onto the reefs where the new coral will grow.
WE NEED THEM MORE THAN EVER
ECOTOURISM AND CONSERVATION
Responsible tourism that generates decent jobs for local communities.
BIODIVERSITY AND FOOD SAFETY
They occupy 0,1% of the sea and support 25% of all marine species.
COSTAL PROTECTION
Vital role in coastal protection acting as natural barriers.
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
In areas of environmental conservation, medicine or education, among others.
A TEAM DEEPLY COMMITTED TO RESTORATION PROCESS
Led by Elvira Alvarado and Valeria Pizarro, two of the most prominent scientists in the field of coral restoration in Colombia, accompanied by a large number of entities and people who have joined this effort for the restoration of corals in the Rosario Islands.
¡¡AND YOU CAN BE PART OF THE TEAM
YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!!.
DIVERS CITIZEN SCIENCE.
Receive instructions to share images that will contribute to monitoring various threats.
DIVING COURSES AND TOURS
Part of the money invested in our courses or diving trips is donated to this initiatives.
PURCHASE OF ELEMENTS
Buying different items such as Caribbean fish guides, t-shirts, diving lycra or caps.
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DONATIONS
As a person or as part of a company’s environmental responsibility process.
UNITED BY RESTORATION
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION?
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