DNA reveals the past and future of coral reefs
New DNA techniques are being used to understand how coral reacted to the end of the last ice age in order to better predict how they will cope with current changes to the climate. James Cook Univer
From 2005 to 2022, the main node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies was headquartered at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland (Australia)
Abstract: Rainforests are much more than exotic and wondrous fauna and flora, they are the ancestral domain of Indigenous Peoples who have safeguarded them since time immemorial. Learn about this through our experiences in the Philippines, and what you can do to elevate Indigenous Peoples at the global level! KM Reyes is a conservation lobbyist, National Geographic Explorer, and Co-Founder of the Centre for Sustainability PH. CS is a women-led, youth, environmental non-profit from the Philippines working to conserve her country’s last remaining 3% of pristine rainforest through legal establishment of protected areas.
Biography: KM is a political scientist and a conservation lobbyist, community organiser, and National Geographic Explorer, based on Palawan island, the Philippines. I was born and raised in Australia to Filipino parents, and have lived and worked extensively in Europe, Latin America, and North Africa, before finally deciding to return to my roots, and settling in the Philippines. I am Consultant/Program Director and Co-
Founder of the environmental non-government organisation, Centre for Sustainability PH, Inc. (CS), which I co-founded together with a small group of
local colleagues. Our Mission is to conserve the Philippines’ last remaining 3%
of pristine rainforest through the legal establishment of national parks.
New DNA techniques are being used to understand how coral reacted to the end of the last ice age in order to better predict how they will cope with current changes to the climate. James Cook Univer
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James Cook University researchers have found brightly coloured fish are becoming increasingly rare as coral declines, with the phenomenon likely to get worse in the future. Christopher Hemingson, a
Researchers working with stakeholders in the Great Barrier Reef region have come up with ideas on how groups responsible for looking after the reef can operate more effectively when the next bleaching
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Abstract: The Reef Ecology Lab in KAUST’s Red Sea Research Center explores many aspects of movement ecology of marine organisms, ranging from adult migrations to intergenerational larval dispersal
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Abstract: The past few years have seen unprecedented coral bleaching and mortality on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) but the consequences of this on biodiversity are not yet known. This talk will expl
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