Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
The Global Reef Expedition circumnavigated the globe over the course of ten years to address the coral reef crisis Marseille, France – Coral reefs around the world are rapidly declining due to various natural and anthropogenic factors, including climate change, …
Eco Magazine Special Issue: Sea Level Rise July 19, 2021 Following the discovery of a rich portfolio of vintage aerial photographs of the atoll islands in the Chagos Archipelago from the 1960s, scientists are learning how the coastline of these uninhabited tropical islands …
Chagos News July 23, 2021 By Liz Thompson Scientists aboard the Global Reef Expedition – the largest systematic coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history – travelled to Chagos Archipelago to explore its remote coral reefs. What they found …
Scientists have developed a new way to model and map the health of coral reef ecosystems using data collected on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. This innovative method, presented today at the International Coral Reef …
World Ocean Observatory June 8, 2021 Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Partners with NASA to Accelerate the Mapping of the World’s Coral Reefs Satellite imagery of coral reefs near Al Wajh in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea Annapolis, MD …
Alekhbariya TV June 19, 2021 KSLOF board member and Lead Scientist Dr. Mohamed Faisal, speaks with Alekhbariya TV about the coral reef crisis, the Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition, and our ongoing work with partners to map the world’s coral reefs. …
Published in Global and Planetary Change Abstract This study calls upon recently discovered aerial photographs for two atolls in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago. Pairing these vintage data with modern satellite imagery allows the coastline dynamics of a suite of islands …
Coral reefs are in crisis. Corals are an ancient life form and, because of the reefs that they build, the survival of countless other organisms is predicated on healthy coral ecosystems. But coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate. …
Students from the United States, South Korea, and Slovakia win international ocean art contest ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of their annual student art competition, the Science Without Borders® Challenge. Every …
BBC World Service March 4, 2021 Newsday BBC News interviews KSLOF’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Sam Purkis, about what it was like to watch coral reefs bleaching in the Chagos Archipelago The Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean are one of …
