Saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs by building fake ones
Saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs by building fake ones
A diver explains why artificial reefs are needed to create new habitats and preserve magnificent natural coral reefs off the coast of Eilat.
A view of the coral reef in Eilat by Marcin Czerniawski on Unsplash
Israel’s bustling city of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea, is renowned for beaches, hotels and one of the world’s northernmost coral reefs.
Magnificent, colorful, diverse corals, sponges, giant clams, fish and other marine life make these reefs a national and world treasure. Barely 40 feet offshore and only five miles long, the reefs link with Egypt’s reefs along the Sinai Desert to the south and lie just miles from reefs off Aqaba, Jordan to the east.
TAQADAM, a Saudi Arabia-based startup accelerator program that aims to develop high-potential startups, has announced its 2020 winners and opened applications for its 2021 cohort.
Leading government officials, industrial groups and global policy makers will discuss the topics for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference COP26 as well as pressing issues related to climate change in Saudi Arabia at an upcoming virtual roundtable.
Forever plant faces uncertain future
The green, underwater meadows of Posidonia seagrass that surround the Balearic Islands are one of the world s most powerful, natural defences against climate change.
A hectare of this ancient, delicate plant can soak up 15 times more carbon dioxide every year than a similar sized piece of the Amazon rainforest.
But this global treasure is now under extreme pressure from tourists, from development and ironically from climate change.
Posidonia oceanica is found all over the Mediterranean but the area between Mallorca and Formentera is of special interest, having been designated a world heritage site by Unesco over 20 years ago.
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By Matt McGrath
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The green, underwater meadows of Posidonia seagrass that surround the Balearic Islands are one of the world s most powerful, natural defences against climate change.
A hectare of this ancient, delicate plant can soak up 15 times more carbon dioxide every year than a similar sized piece of the Amazon rainforest.
But this global treasure is now under extreme pressure from tourists, from development and ironically from climate change.
Posidonia oceanica is found all over the Mediterranean but the area between Mallorca and Formentera is of special interest, having been designated a world heritage site by Unesco over 20 years ago.