1. grrlscientist
  2. International Year of the Reef

International Year of the Reef

By grrlscientist on January 26, 2008.

tags: , , ,

Seventeen countries have marked 2008 as the International Year of the Reef, a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the importance of coral reefs and to motivate action to protect them.

Image: S. Zumbrunn, Conservation International. [larger size].

Tags
conservation
Endangered Species
fish
image of the day
zoology
coral reef
fishes
international year of the reef
marine life
conservation
Endangered Species
fish
image of the day
zoology

More like this

One in three species of reef-building corals face extinction
If you've never had the pleasure of swimming among a coral reef, you might want to get your chance sooner rather than later. Yesterday, the journal Science published the first comprehensive global assessment of the status of the world's reef-building corals, and it's results don't make for…
Endangered Cockatoo Species Rediscovered in Indonesia
tags: parrots, endangered species, conservation, birds, ornithology, Indonesia Masakambing (Abbott's) yellow-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea abbotti at Sukun tree. Image: Indonesian Parrot Project, summer 2008 [larger view]. I had the most fascinating telephone discussion with Bonnie…
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na! Batfish!
This has to be one of the funnier press releases I have ever read, but it is also about something of environmental importance. Researchers in Australia are experimenting with marine life in coral reefs to see how to prevent weeds from taking over: A masked marauder has emerged unexpectedly from…
Scientists Discover 56 New Species on Remote Lost World, Papua New Guinea
tags: new species, Papua New Guinea, Zoology, Biodiversity A large brilliant green tree frog, Nyctimystes species, with enormous eyes, was discovered by scientists next to a clear-running mountain river. Image: Steve Richards/Conservation International. A brilliant green tree tree frog with…