S7 E1: Resilience Is at the Heart of WCS’s New Coral Reef Conservation Strategy

About this episode

The episode discusses the Wildlife Conservation Society's new strategy for coral reef conservation, focusing on resilient reefs.

Coral reefs are facing unprecedented pressure from overfishing, pollution, and climate change. But scientists are finding that some reefs are more resilient than others — and that protecting those reefs could shape the future of coral conservation worldwide. The Wildlife Conservation Society has developed a new strategy focused on identifying and safeguarding those places of resilience. Reporting: Nat Moss Guest: Emily Darling As we launch this new coral reef conservation strategy, WCS would like to thank Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, and The Tiffany & Co. Foundation for their longtime partnership with the WCS Coral Reef Program. Their support, in addition to several other dedicated donors and multilateral partners, has helped us to propel this work.

People in this episode

Host: Nat Moss

Guest: Emily Darling

Topics covered

• coral reef conservation
• resilience
• climate change
• overfishing
• pollution

Keywords

• coral reefs
• conservation strategy
• resilience
• climate change
• overfishing
• pollution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wildlife Conservation Society

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