Cindi Punihaole (left), Governor Ige and State Representative Nicole Lowen on the day of the bill signing. (Photo by The Kohala Center)
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Hawaiʻi Becomes First State to Ban Sunscreen Harmful to Coral Reefs
Governor David Ige recently signed Act 104 into law, which prohibits the sale and distribution of sunscreens in Hawaiʻi that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate starting in 2021. The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed CORAL about our take on the sunscreen ban. We applaud Hawaiʻi's efforts to eliminate sunscreens harmful to coral, and we're working with communities to reduce other local threats to coral reefs to help them adapt to climate change. |
Jennifer Vander Veur plants 'aki 'aki grass used for sand dune restoration.
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CORAL's Maui Program Manager Interviewed by Hawaiʻi Public Radio
Jennifer Vander Veur spoke about CORAL's watershed restoration work in Maui on Hawaiʻi Public Radio show The Conversation. Vander Veur described how land-based water pollution like sediment runoff can smother corals and negatively impact reef health. She also outlined CORAL's "reef to ridge" restoration approach for natural watersheds as part of our Clean Water for Reefs initiative. |
An aerial photo of Belize (Photo by Val Rosado)
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Good News! Belize Barrier Reef No Longer Facing Development Threats
The Belize Barrier Reef, the second largest barrier reef in the world, has been removed from the United Nation's list of endangered world heritage sites. Belize lawmakers banned oil exploration last year to protect the barrier reef, and UNESCO's heritage committee recently voted to remove the barrier reef from the list because it no longer faced the immediate threat of development. Read more about the Belize Barrier Reef and its success story here. |
A soft coral in Namena Marine Reserve
(Photo by Michael Webster)
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The Borgen Project Features CORAL's work with Kubulau Community in Fiji
CORAL has worked with community stakeholders in Kubulau to support the Namena Marine Reserve since 2005. The successful management of the reserve is a key component of our Healthy Fisheries for Reefs initiative and helps provide socioeconomic benefits to the community. The Borgen Project, a nonprofit organization that fights extreme poverty, highlighted CORAL's conservation work with the Kubulau community in a recent blog post. |
