CORDAP and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation partner to advance coral restoration education
The G20 CORDAP and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities to upscale coral restoration education. The formal agreement was signed by HRH Princess Hala bint...
Coral bleaching: what is it and what is CORDAP doing to confront it?
The planet is experiencing the fourth global coral bleaching event on record. We explore what coral bleaching is, why it presents a major problem for reef restoration efforts, and how CORDAP is helping to supporting research on potential solutions. NOAA and ICRI...
Scoping Studies: CORDAP to increase capacity for coral conservation in the Global South
Coral conservation experts gathered at a CORDAP-hosted workshop in Mombasa, Kenya to discuss barriers to coral conservation in developing countries, with the goal of drafting a roadmap to help overcome them. Over half of the world’s coral reefs are found within six...
Driving action for corals at the UN Ocean Decade Conference
As part of our mission to deliver the science we need, to support the coral ecosystems we want, CORDAP will participate in the Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, April 10-12 2024. As the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030 moves...
CORDAP at Monaco Ocean Week
At the occasion of the Monaco Ocean Week, ICRI, in collaboration with CORDAP, the UN Global Fund for Coral Reefs, and the UN High-Level Climate Champions, will showcase solutions to implement the Coral Reef Breakthrough at the event "Implementing the Coral Reef...
UN Ocean Decade endorses CORDAP’s contribution to restoring and conserving corals
We are pleased to announce that CORDAP has been endorsed as a Decade Action by the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), as part of the UN Ocean Decade. CORDAP has been acknowledged as contributing to the UN Ocean Decade, a...
Extreme E pledges to support CORDAP’s work to protect and restore corals
Electric racing series Extreme E has launched a Legacy Programme in Saudi Arabia, ahead of the Desert X Prix, 17-18 Feb 2024. The off-road electric racing championship’s has teamed up with CORDAP to raise awareness and support R&D to help conserve and restore...
E1 and CORDAP are joining forces #ForCoral
E1 and CORDAP are collaborating to raise awareness and help deliver innovative science and technology to save corals Over two-thirds of the world's reefs have already been lost due to human activity, and the remaining 70-90 percent of global coral reefs may...
Scoping Studies: Managing the ecological risks of coral reef interventions
Global experts meet to explore the risks of coral reef interventions and how to manage them Twenty-five coral reef researchers from 11 nations gathered in Brisbane, Australia, on 22-25 January 2024, to attend CORDAP’s workshop on Managing Ecological Risks of Coral...
CORDAP’s inaugural Artist in Residence program combined science, sound and art
In November 2023, CORDAP launched its first Artist in Residence program, collaborating with international sound artist Jana Winderen. Inspiring and mobilizing society about the need to conserve and restore corals and reefs worldwide is a vital part of our mission....
CORDAP announces a partnership with Partanna to restore reefs with carbon absorbing concrete
Jeddah, 21 December 2023 The Coral Reef Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a G20 initiative aimed at restoring the world’s coral reefs, has signed a partnership with Partanna, a technology company specializing in carbon-negative concrete. The...
CORDAP awards inaugural R&D grants to fund solutions to save corals worldwide
CORDAP has funded a total of $18 million USD to 14 projects working across 20 countries. The winners of this inaugural funding opportunity are fully dedicated to saving corals and have proposed a range of ground-breaking ideas to restore corals and reefs, which...
CORDAP joins with Red Sea Global to announce a new partnership to save corals
COP 28, Dubai CORDAP is pleased to announce a partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG), an international developer focused upon responsible development and regenerative tourism. Launched at COP28 in Dubai, the supporting partnership will see RSG work with us to...
CORDAP at COP28: Supporting climate action to save corals
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...
Scoping Studies identified key priority areas for coral R&D
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...
CORDAP contributes to the Global Biodiversity Framework
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...
CORDAP and WAVE announce exciting partnership
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...
CORDAP joins ICRI to advance global coral reef conservation efforts
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...
Call for Proposals now open for CORDAP’s Coral Accelerator Program 2023 funding
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...
CORDAP R&D Technology Roadmap for understanding natural adaptation and assisted evolution of corals to climate change
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...
Leading Saudi organizations celebrate launch of new foundation and join the fight to save corals
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...
A meeting of minds: Bringing together our scientific experts
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...
Scoping Studies: Cold-water corals restoration and conservation
The third of our scoping studies' workshops took place between 10-12th May 2023, in Fornebu, Norway. Recommended by the CORDAP Scientific and Advisory Committee, these workshops aim to explore new ways of protecting and restoring corals and help to identify key...
Saudi Arabia establishes a foundation to expedite coral reef conservation and restoration technologies
Saudi Arabia establishes the Global Coral R&D Accelerator Platform Foundation (CORDAP Foundation) to support the G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) effort to develop the science and technology required to conserve and restore coral...
Exploring the unknown world of deep-water corals
Corals often conjure up visions of shallow water, white sands and tropical fish. But go a little deeper and you’ll find a very different organism Introducing deep-water corals. They don’t need the sun’s rays to survive,...
Can we save all the world’s coral?
We believe science is redefining what’s possible.It’s our mission to save all corals. Some experts suggest this is impossible. But it is precisely the role of science to redefine the boundaries of the possible.Corals and reefs are among the most vulnerable...
Scoping Studies: Coral Assisted Evolution Workshop
Assisted evolution is the use of human interventions to speed up the natural evolutionary process. Used effectively, it could potentially allow coral species to adapt faster than they would if left unaided, allowing reefs and corals to keep pace with the...
Scoping Studies: Exploring the Frontier of Coral Aquaculture Workshop
Our whole planet is suffering the impacts of climate change, but while terrestrial climate restoration projects have benefited from the agricultural revolution, which provided industrial tools for effective habitat restoration at-scale, limited innovation in the...
Kick-starting CORDAP’s 2023 Scoping Studies
CORDAP launches scoping studies that will guide our use of resources to create the best possible outcomes for corals. As part of our Strategic Plan (2022-25), the CORDAP Scientific and Advisory Committee recommended that...
CORDAP at COP 15 Montreal
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will bring together governments worldwide to set new goals and develop an action plan for nature over the next decade. COP15 will focus on protecting nature and...
Open Letter Calling for Urgent Coral Reef Action Addressed to Leaders and Policy-Makers at COP27, Ocean20 and COP15
Dear Leaders and Policy-Makers, The recent UN Ocean Conference ignited a new wave of ocean action and science clearly concluding it is now or never to safeguard the very existence of coral reefs. We have before us crucial opportunities to implement the policy,...
CORDAP event at COP 27: The future of corals in the warm Arabian Seas
Friday, November 11, 2022 2:20 pm - 3:30 pm Saudi Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP 27 On Friday, November 11, CORDAP will co-host the event 'Nature-Based Solutions and the Role of Coral Reefs: Opportunities for Ambitious Action in the MENA and Beyond' at COP27. This event...
CORDAP event at COP 27: Ocean Pavilion
Advancing R&D to secure a future for coral reefs in a warmer ocean Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP 27 On Wednesday, November 9, CORDAP will host the event ‘Advancing R&D to secure a future for...
Groundbreaking research funding opportunity launches to make sure no coral is left behind
October 4, 2022 – The G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), has launched a call for proposals for its Coral Accelerator Program (CAP) 2022. CORDAP has launched a grant program of up to USD$ 18 million for innovative solutions that can...
No Coral Reef Left Behind G20 side-event in Bali
On Sunday, August 28, CORDAP will co-host in Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia, the G20 side event No Coral Reef Left Behind in partnership with the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and the Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG). The workshop is part of the Ocean20 side event...
CORDAP and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs announce new partnership to accelerate global innovation in coral reef restoration
PRESS RELEASE Announced during the UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, the partnership will advance and scale-up coral reef research, development and restoration across the world Lisbon, Friday, 1 July 2022 – Chuck Cooper, Chair of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs...
CORDAP unveils strategic plan to accelerate R&D into coral restoration and conservation
23 May 2022 – The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a G20 initiative, has released a 3-year strategic plan to boost research that aims at helping secure a future for corals and reefs in the face of climate change and other environmental...
CORDAP Scientific and Advisory Committee
The Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) Initiative Governing Committee (IGC) has established a Scientific and Advisory Committee (SAC). The SAC comprises renowned international coral scientists, managers, and engineers, assists the IGC by...
G20 Environment Ministers Meeting
Preamble We, the G20 Ministers for Environment, met virtually on September 16, 2020. Our meeting took place at a time when the world is collectively combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Devastating impacts of the virus on a global scale remind us of our vulnerabilities...