The Houston Zoo is a member of a group called SECORE which is short for Sexual Coral Reproduction.
By combining the knowledge of top aquarists and leading scientists, SECORE operates at the forefront of innovation in different fields such as coral breeding, sustainability, reef restoration, population genetics or cryopreservation.
This unique approach has led to significant success in the conservation of endangered coral species and paved the way to help preserving one of the earth’s most diverse ecosystem – the coral reef.
Climate change, climate disruption, global warming, cliamte shift – it does not matter what we call it – something is happening to the world’s weather patterns and with it, the potential loss of thousands of organisms within our next generation. Coral reefs are being harmed through the acidification of the oceans waters. Ocean acidification occurs when there is an ongoing decrease of pH levels of the Earth’s oceans which is caused by the uptake of anthropogenic (human-made) carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Will all coral reefs be extinct in 2065?
A 15-years-old girl living in 2065 talks about extinct coral reefs and what went wrong! This very powerful movie had been presented at the Global Climate Congress in Copenhagen to visualize the drastic consequences of climate change to the leaders of the world !
Click here for the video on the potential future of coral reefs. Please watch and share this video with friends.
