Adopt a coral for Valentine’s Day
With or without a Valentine, adopt a coral this Valentine’s Day and help preserve our oceans!
How does it work?
Your adoption certificate
Receive your personalised adoption certificate by email.
Then frame it, or send it directly!
WHY RESTORE CORAL REEFS?
Biodiversity
Coastal protection
A food resource
Economy
Health
A habitat for biodiversity
Scientists estimate that coral reefs are home to more than 25% of marine species. Corals are also at the core of the formation of other ecosystems.
A coastal protection
Reefs only cover 0.2% of the oceans. Yet they protect more than 150,000 kilometres of coastline in more than 100 countries and territories. They can form a barrier that absorbs wave energy and thus help reduce coastal erosion.
A food resource
Approximately 1 billion people live within 100 kilometres of coral reefs and are likely to benefit from their ecosystem services. 500 million people directly depend on them. Reefs can yield between 5 and 15 tonnes of fish and shellfish per square kilometre.
Of economic importance
Millions of people around the world depend on reefs for employment. According to an estimate, the total annual net benefit of the world’s coral reefs is $29.8 billion.
A medical future
Coral reefs also contribute to research advancements, in particular by providing interesting possibilities for the treatment of various diseases.
OUR ADOPT A CORAL PROGRAMME SO FAR
We are currently restoring the damaged reefs of Hatamin island near the village of Seraya Besar in Indonesia.
In the Mediterranean, in close collaboration with the local Coral Soul team, we are restoring damaged corals at Punta de la Mona, in the Alboran Sea in the westernmost part of the Mediterranean.
