Pollution: Everything is Connected

Do you know… what we do every day affects coral reefs? In this Ocean Pollution video, you’ll learn how man’s actions affect the fate of coral reefs and how we can make a difference. We may not realize it, but …

World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time has Come

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By Fanny Douvere, Head of UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme Sunken coral islands, floating rainforests, giant undersea volcanoes or even spires of rock resembling sunken cities: none of these sites can be inscribed on the World Heritage List because they …

World Heritage High Seas Report

Embodying our motto Science Without Borders®, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has supported the efforts of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Marine Programme to identify ways in which World Heritage status could be used to protect outstanding places …

World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time has Come

By Fanny Douvere, Head of UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme Sunken coral islands, floating rainforests, giant undersea volcanoes or even spires of rock resembling sunken cities: none of these sites can be inscribed on the World Heritage List because they …

Naming Nature

Do you know… how scientists name nature? In this Naming Nature video, you’ll learn what Classification is and more specifically, how it relates to coral reef ecology. Classification helps scientists tell species apart. This educational video explains modern biological classification …

Exploring the World Heritage Convention for High Seas conservation

The High Seas span our globe, covering half the earth. But they are unprotected. The UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme, in close collaboration with IUCN, is exploring the potential of the 1972 World Heritage Convention to preserve places in areas …

What is Ecology?

Do you know… what is Ecology? In this What is Ecology video, you’ll learn what ecology is and more specifically, what is coral reef ecology. Ecology explores living things, plus the way they interact with one another, and their physical surroundings. …

Form Fits Function

Do you know… how corals bodies help ensure their survival? In this Form Fits Function video, you’ll learn how corals bodies are designed to ensure their survival. Ever heard the phrase form fits function? It’s when the shape of something is designed …

Corals: The Birds and the Bees

Do you know… how corals reproduce? In this Coral Reproduction video, you’ll learn how corals reproduce both sexually and asexually to ensure their survival. How do coral colonies ensure their own survival generation after generation? Corals reproduce sexually (mass spawning …

Planting the Seed

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Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog As I quietly walk through the mangrove forest, all around me I observe an ecosystem teaming with life. I hear the shuffling of fiddler crabs as they scurry back to their holes in the …