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Sam Teicher, co-founder and Chief Reef Officer at Coral Vita, a social enterprise that grows resilient corals on land and transfers them to the ocean to revive dying reefs, joins Mitch Ratcliffe to debate ocean restoration. Check out his current article, Coral Vita and the Vital Importance of Restoring Coral Reefs, on Earth911. More than half of the world’s coral has died since 1970 — if that doesn’t set alarm bells ringing, think about {that a} University of California Santa Barbara study revealed in Nature in August 2020 discovered that sea-sourced meat is important to feeding people in 2050. We should improve sea yields by as much as 74% to maintain up with demand, however coral reefs are a important characteristic of the meals chain within the oceans — in the event that they disappear, we can’t meet the dietary wants of people — the complete ocean ecosystem might collapse. But there are additionally glimmers of hope, equivalent to a big, wholesome reef not too long ago discovered near Tahiti that has not suffered bleaching. And as Sam explains, resort and seafood firms are starting to acknowledge the significance of defending and restoring reefs which are the muse of their companies.
Coral Vita’s Grand Bahamas facility is the primary to take a social enterprise strategy to restoring coral. Sam is constructing the muse for an trade that has the potential to convey coral again across the planet whereas creating good paying jobs which are good for the setting. He beforehand labored on local weather resiliency initiatives for the Obama White House and Global Island Partnership. Sam can be an inaugural Earthshot Prize Winner and a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur. He additionally co-authored the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below Water. You can be taught extra about Coral Vita and adopt a coral at coralvita.co.
