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October 2011 E-Current
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 E-Current
October 2011 |
In This Issue: Dr. Knowlton Receives Heinz Award • Reef Resilience Training • Dr. Sylvia Earle's Message of Hope • Shifting Baselines
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The 2012 Calendar Is Here! »
Our limited-edition wall calendar is already gracing our walls here at CORAL, and we can attest that it is gorgeous! If you haven't received your calendar yet, we'll be thrilled to send you one with your gift of $50 or more. |
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Dr. Nancy Knowlton Receives Heinz Award
Congratulations to CORAL board member Dr. Nancy Knowlton, one of this year's Heinz Award recipients. This prestigious award recognizes Dr. Knowlton's groundbreaking research in coral reef ecology, which has shown that the ocean is both more diverse and more threatened than previously understood. Learn more » |
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Reef Resilience Training with a Twist
We recently completed another successful global reef resilience to climate change workshop, this time with a twist. While reef resilience trainings have historically targeted only reef managers, CORAL adapted the curriculum for marine recreation providers this time. These professionals visit the reefs daily and are a key resource for detecting changes that inform management decisions. Hear what the participants and trainers had to say! Learn more » |
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Coral Conservation Message for President Lobo of Honduras
On Dr. Sylvia Earle's recent expedition to Honduras, CORAL brought her to see Cordelia Banks, an area of exceptionally high staghorn coral cover. After her visit, Dr. Earle was moved to send this beautiful message of hope-and call to action-to Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. You can see why we're working so hard to win protection for this outstanding area!
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Dr. Jeremy Jackson Illuminates the Consequences of
Shifting Baselines
We were honored to welcome Dr. Jeremy Jackson to CORAL's headquarters for an enlightening discussion about shifting baselines-the phenomenon in which each generation perceives a more degraded ecosystem state as "normal"-and the implications for coral reef conservation. Dr. Jackson, Director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is an editor of the new volume Shifting Baselines: The Past & Future of Ocean Fisheries.
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* Photo Credits and Notes:
Banner Photo: Allied cowries (Prosimnia semperi) on a gorgonian, Indonesia
Photographer: Jeff Yonover
Large Center Photo: Commensal crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis), Indonesia
Photographer: Dennis H. Liberson
Left Side Photo: Panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos), Indonesia
Photographer: Jeff Yonover |
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