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Integrated Approach for Coral Reef Conservation and Rehabilitation -- ”InCORE”
Integrated Approach for Coral Reef Conservation and Rehabilitation -- ”InCORE”
InCORE (Integrated Approach for Coral Reef Conservation and Rehabilitation) is a comprehensive approach for sustainable coral reef conservation and rehabilitation. InCORE encompasses various components such as environmental assessment, coral regeneration enhancement with installation of Coral Net as artificial substrate, periodical monitoring, and capacity development through training workshops and other means. The key challenge of InCORE is how to enhance the resilience of reef ecosystems. In other words, the project focuses on how to recover the reef ecosystems well from episodic disturbances intensifying with global warming such as super typhoons and massive coral bleaching during their return period. [Read More]
This project won an award by Asian Development Bank (ADB) as part of its "Technology Innovation Challenge for Healthy Oceans - Restore and Protect Coral Reefs," an international open call for proposal, aiming to exemplify the effectiveness of a comprehensive program package for coral reef conservation and rehabilitation.
What is "integrated approach"
What is "integrated approach"
In previous efforts for coral rehabilitation, there was often a lack of pre-monitoring of local and regional environmental factors, continuous management by local stakeholders, and/or post-implementation monitoring and assessment. InCORE proposes an "integrated approach" that includes environmental assessment by computer simulation model analyses and others, coral regeneration enhancement with installation of Coral Net units as artificial substrate, and validation of effectiveness through continuous monitoring with local stakeholders.
What is Coral NetTM
What is Coral NetTM
Coral Net is a mesh-like artificial substrate that promotes both natural settlement of coral larvae (sexual reproduction) and successful growth of coral fragments (asexual reproduction) on its surface. Coral Net is usually installed at an elevated position above the seabed to reduce accumulation of fine particles on the substrate surface and to enhance light reception and ambient water flow, creating an favorable environment for coral growth. Coral larvae also settle on the underside of the Coral Net, avoiding predation from organisms like crown-of-thorns starfish. [Read More]
Application of simulation model
Application of simulation model
For properly selecting the Coral Net installation sites, InCORE applies computer simulation analyses of various environmental factors such as waves, current, water temperature, salinity, turbidity, inorganic nutrient concentrations, and so forth. Together with post-installation monitoring, this approach with the simulation model analyses can maximize the capacity of coral generation with the artificial substrate by avoiding its improper installation site selection. This is a big advantage compared with the conventional methods. In addition, the environmental assessment results based on this approach provide science-based information to be shared among local stakeholders, and thus facilitate motivation for sustainable management [Read More]
Final Report Meeting
The InCORE project was successfully concluded with numerous remarkable outcomes presented at the closing workshop held in Tangalan City Hall, July 2024. The tangible results include not only good growth of the coral fragments placed on the artificial substrate (Coral Net) at the locations with relatively low environmental stress, but also establishment of a firm collaborative relationship among local stakeholders for implementing sustainable coral conservation and restoration initiatives. Such integrated approach and collaboration were highly recognized by ADB and the heads of the local government. [Read More]
Final Report Meeting_2024076.mp4Short movie of the final report meeting
This project focuses on close collaboration with local partners and a series of workshops for capacity-building.
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