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This you can do to help coral reefs help you

May 24, 2020 June 21, 2020
Phanor H Montoya Maya
Responsible Reef Use
Behavior Change, Conservation, Coral Facts, Coral Reefs, Responsible Tourism

We won´t take long. The fact is that we need coral reefs. Our lives heavily depend on them. But coral reefs as we know them

Pills about the latest Maldivian coral reef restoration workshop

December 23, 2019 June 19, 2020
Phanor H Montoya Maya
Capacity Building, Large-Scale Reef Restoration, Logbook
Collaborations, Coral gardening, Coral reef restoration, Maldives, Training workshop

If I close my eyes and I try to imagine the most breathtaking place I saw, the sound of bubbles and waves comes in my

Asi encontramos los arrecifes de San Andrés en su Reef Check 2019

October 23, 2019 June 19, 2020
Corales de Paz
Participatory Reef Monitoring, San Andrés Reef Check
Caribbean, Citizen Science, Coral reef monitoring, Infographics, Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

San Andrés Reef Check se realizó en Octubre de 2019. Gracias a nuestros EcoDivers y nuestros colaboradores, logramos hacer por tercera vez consecutiva desde 2017,

Nuestra experiencia en el Reef Check Cartagena – Corales de Varadero: una primera vez, en cuatro años de defensa

September 30, 2019 June 19, 2020
Bladimir Basabe Sanchez
Cartagena Reef Check, Logbook, Participatory Reef Monitoring, Reef Check
Cartagena, Citizen Science, Collaborations, Coral reef monitoring, Reef Check

Me atreví a proponerle que el monitoreo se hiciera en el espectacular ecosistema de los Corales de Varadero. Así cuando esperas con ansias que el

This is how we found Varadero´s Reef

September 8, 2019 June 19, 2020
Corales de Paz
Cartagena Reef Check, Participatory Reef Monitoring, Reef Check
Citizen Science, Collaborations, Coral reef monitoring, Meaningful Diving, Varadero´s Reef

Varadero´s Reef was monitored for the very first citizen science coral reef monitoring in August 2019. During the Cartagena Reef Check, twelve Reef Check EcoDivers

Mi experiencia como Reef Check Ecodiver en la expedición Isla Fuerte

July 8, 2019 June 18, 2020
Corales de Paz
Isla Fuerte Reef Check, Logbook, Participatory Reef Monitoring
Ciencia Ciudadana, Isla Fuerte, Monitoreo Coralino, Reef Check

A esta expedición llegué con muchas expectativas, de fortalecer mis conocimientos y complementarlos con el poco tiempo de experiencia que llevo participando en monitoreo coralino,

First international training workshop in large-scale coral gardening kicked off in Praslin Island

June 25, 2019 June 18, 2020
Corales de Paz
Capacity Building, Large-Scale Reef Restoration, Participatory Reef Monitoring, Reef Repair
Coral gardening, Coral restoration, Seychelles, Talleres, Training worshop

In a joint international NGO collaboration, Corales de Paz and Nature Seychelles hosted a training workshop on coral reef restoration at the Center for Ocean Restoration and Awareness Learning in Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles, from 1st to 10th June 2019; equipping conservation leaders from the Western Indian Ocean region with the knowledge and tools required to successfully apply the various aspects of large-scale coral reef restoration, which encompasses sound project development and evaluation, building large-scale nurseries, and mass coral outplanting. Over the course of the ten-day workshop, the six participants representing five countries from the WIO - of which 2 were women and 4 were men – drew on the extensive experience of restoration experts: Dr. Phanor Montoya-Maya, former Reef Rescuer´s Technical and Scientific Officer and Director of Corales de Paz, and Mr. Paul Anstey and Mrs. Chloe Shute, Technical Coordinators of Nature Seychelles´s Reef Rescuers project. The experts preferred a hands-on and interactive approach to learning; approach made possible by having the trainees previously enrolled in the Coral Reef Restoration Mentored Online Course imparted by the Reef Resilience Network. The experts utilized a number of case studies and simulation exercises to achieve the desired learning objectives. Some of the topics covered were the selection of nursery sites, building of large-scale rope nurseries, selection of restoration sites and outplanting corals with cement and the design of an effective reef restoration project, but the experts also dealt with a number of latest developments in the world of reef restoration, such as micro-fragmentation and eco-engineering approaches to accelerate natural reef recovery. The training had the immediate and obviously practical benefit of connecting conservation leaders in the WIO region and sparking potential collaborations for effective reef restoration efforts; at the same time, it offered an opportunity for trainees to consider the creation

In a joint international NGO collaboration, Corales de Paz and Nature Seychelles hosted a training workshop on coral reef restoration at the Center for Ocean

Coral reef restoration training with a mission

May 30, 2019 June 18, 2020
Corales de Paz
Capacity Building, Large-Scale Reef Restoration
Coral reef restoration, Reef Science, Seychelles, Training workshop

Corales de Paz and collaborators are leading the way with a commitment to build a transboundary network of coral reef restoration projects. Meaningful diving for coral reef conservation ONG Corales de Paz is in Praslin island, Republic of Seychelles, to run a 10-day hands-on training workshop in coral reef restoration for local leaders from the Western Indian Ocean. Founder and former Technical and Scientific Officer for Nature Seychelles´ Reef Rescuers Project Dr Phanor Montoya-Maya had a vision to create a transboundary network of science-based coral reef rehabilitation projects, allowing trained conservation leaders and keen divers to develop effective and long-term coral gardening projects in their home countries. The concept grew in small steps starting with a professional development program run in 2015 at the Reef Rescuers headquarters in Praslin island. Six international trainees spent six weeks in this majestic island learning and experiencing from Nature Seychelles Reef Rescuers´ staff all about effective large-scale coral reef restoration. Since its 2016 inception, Corales de Paz has run two training workshops in the Maldives where 32 people have been trained in large-scale coral reef restoration, and established Colombia´s largest coral reef restoration project with the participation of 28 local fishermen and many dive volunteers. From the trainings, two participants have initiated or enhanced successful projects in several islands resorts in Fiji, Indonesia, Maldives and Seychelles and three have initiated professional careers in coral reef restoration. What´s more, three, including two women, have founded their own coral reef conservation organizations. While the training programs are currently centered in Maldives thanks to its collaboration with the University of Milano-Bicocca and its Marine Research and Higher Education Center, Corales de Paz has also teamed up with Noble Caledonia Charitable Trust, a British based organization, and Nature Seychelles to run the very first Leaders in Coral Reef

Corales de Paz and collaborators are leading the way with a commitment to build a transboundary network of coral reef restoration projects. Meaningful diving for