How do coral reefs deal with noise and light?
How does noise and light affect coral reefs? An international team explores.
coral reefs
Feed coral reef while wearing this sunscreen by Reef Relief
Reef Relief produces a sunscreen with an RFP - for reef protection factor
Coral reefs and light pollution
Coral reefs are at risk as the City of Eilat plans to illuminate its Red Sea beaches
Four Seasons Riyadh gets Red Sea eco rival by Foster + Partners
When people travel to Saudi Arabia, the Four Seasons Riyadh in the tower (below) built by Scott Berry is top of the list for Middle East luxury. The iconic ultra-luxury hotel might be a great idea for a business traveller stopover for a day or two, but luxury and sustainability aren’t usually friends in the […]
We need larger buffer zones around protected marine areas, finds new study.
Even protected oceans and seas are severely affected by "edge effect"
The blueprint for Noah’s Coral Ark
If Noah would have had the challenge, this is what his living ark might look like to save the coral reefs.
Houthis hold oil tanker off the cost off Yemen – it could explode any moment
An oil tanker off the coast of Yemen can explode any moment.
Human Anti-Bacterial Drug to Help Coral Fight the White Plague
There is a losing battle in saving coral reefs worldwide, but a drug made for humans might be able to help corals fight the White Plague. Corals reefs are an invaluable part of the marine ecosystem, fostering biodiversity and protecting coastlines. But coral reefs are increasingly endangered. Pathogenic bacteria, along with pollution, global warming and […]
Acid Oceans Scares Scientists as Much as Climate Change
Rising acid levels in the world’s oceans now threatens everything from coral reefs to global food security, Jane Lubchenco, the head of America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday. The level of acid in oceans now rivals climate change as its “equally evil twin,” she told AP. “We’ve got sort of the […]
6 Groundbreaking Art Projects With an Eco-Conscience
Art has a way of jarring our perspective. Here are 6 groundbreaking projects that are changing the way people in the Middle East relate to their environment. Just today we read about an Egyptian artist who has spread her creative wings since Mubarak’s fall only to have them clipped again by increasing powerful Islamist groups. […]
EcoReef Antlers For Coral Reef Restoration
Installed already in Qatar, reef recovery time can be decreased from 50 to 100 years to 7 to 15 with these ceramic antler-like artificial reefs. One of the great dilemmas for marine protected areas is ensuring marine ecosystems overcome issues related to “shifting baselines”: the extent to which marine areas have been driven from their […]
The Red Sea is Filled With Tiny Treasures – Saudi Researchers Intent on Discovery
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, has featured several times in Green Prophet for developing cleaner chemical derivatives, research on rising red sea surface water temperatures and predicting flash floods , and for its Eco friendly architecture . But KAUSTs scientific research potentials are also partially leveraged due to its unique […]
Saudi’s Parrot Fish Festival Undermines Red Sea Conservation
An archaic Saudia Arabian practice of trapping parrot fish in the Red Sea has to stop. The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are a beautiful haven of marine and coastal biodiversity, created as a result of deep ocean rifting which began 70 million years ago and saw the separation of the Arabian plate […]
Underwater Art is Rejuvenating Coral Reefs
Jason deCaires Taylor uses eco art to conserve a fragile ecosystem See a starfish caress a schoolgirl’s cheek as she holds hands with the boy with the algae beard. Watch a baby shark swirl‘round that Beetle parked curbside to coral and lobsters. Underwater, everything’s magnified. Changing currents and depths cause kaleidoscopic effects. Dive in next […]
Developer’s Artificial Reefs Unlikely to Restore Gulf Damage
A report last week showed that development projects like The World manmade islands above are destroying the Gulf’s fragile marine ecosystem. One major culprit, Nakheel, aims to restore their own damage with 500 artificial reefs. Last week the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Toronto released the first official report linking […]