This year’s UN climate conference, COP28, taking place in Dubai from November 30th, will explore the need to create joined-up solutions to the combined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Corals are closely interlinked with both these issues. A quarter of...
The Strategic Plan of CORDAP (2022-25) highlights the need for short, low-cost scoping and design studies to better guide future investment and activities in areas where greather knowledge of the state of the art and a clearer path forward is needed. January 2023 saw...
Why are corals key to meeting global biodiversity targets? “The targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved if we lose corals and reefs, which is a real and urgent risk.” Professor Carlos M....
In an important development for coral conservation and research, the G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) and WAVE have announced their plan to work together. WAVE, a promising leader in ocean regeneration, is excited to find that their...
In a significant development for coral reef conservation, CORDAP has officially become a member of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a prominent global alliance of organizations dedicated to safeguarding coral reefs. This momentous membership was...
The G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) has launched a new Call for Proposals for its Coral Accelerator Program (CAP) 2023. US $18 million is expected to be granted in this call to innovative solutions which help secure a future for all...
Experts release a roadmap for harnessing the potential of assisted evolution to help save corals. The IPCC predicts that if warming reaches 2°C, 99% of all coral reefs will be lost in less than 30 years. It is clear that to ensure the future of corals, the highest...
Dignitaries and leading Saudi entities come together to support Saudi Arabia’s global leading role in the fight to save corals 28 August, Riyadh – Dignitaries and leading Saudi entities joined host G20 Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform...
On the 30-31st May, our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) met in London to review our progress and assess our plans for the coming year. This group of 19 renowned international coral scientists, managers, and engineers, drawn from around the world, provide impartial...