CORDAP releases roadmap on the ecological risks of coral reef interventions

Any intervention done to help coral reefs may pose some unintended risks to the local environment. As part of responsible innovation, CORDAP has released a detailed roadmap aimed at supporting practitioners in evaluating those risks and determining whether the risks and benefits of intervening outweigh the threats posed by inaction.

The roadmap was led by a team of coral scientists and experts from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), following a CORDAP workshop held in Australia. Focusing on coral reef ecosystems, the report identifies five priority areas where investment in research and development (R&D) is required to enable large-scale coral restoration and adaptation that considers and mitigates ecological risks, setting out recommendations on each one.