#reefs

· 1w ago

Singapore plans to merge several islands into a new “western island” for industrial development. Conservationists warn the mega-project could bury up to 60% of the country’s remaining coral reefs, which serve as ecologically vital “mother” reefs. Robin Hicks reports for #Mongabay. https://mongabay.cc/pRysCa #Singapore #Reefs

Conservation news

Singapore's plan to merge several islands could wipe out coral reefs

SINGAPORE — “For seven thousand years, Singapore has changed around these reefs,” says Debby Ng, a Singaporean biologist who studies the city-state’s shrinking coastal and marine habitats. “They are still here.” Despite colonization, war, shipping and industrialization, reefs a few kilometers south of Singapore’s gleaming shoreline have endured. “It would be a tragedy if we […]

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 2mo ago

#News: Actor Jason Momoa warns the world's #coral #reefs are nearing #extinction! 🪸🌊 Up to 90% of reefs at risk if we hit 1.5°C of warming, ACT NOW to stop #climatechange, plastic #pollution 🛑🌍 #SaveOurOceans #Vegan #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/17/coral-reefs-extinction-global-warming-jason-momoa?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

theguardian.com

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social

#News: #Extinction steals more than species, it erases knowledge, culture, and sacred bonds! 🧐🔥 From sacred coral #reefs to silenced birdsong - we must protect them! 🌴☠️🚫 Be #Vegan and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Deforestation @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://theconversation.com/with-every-extinction-we-lose-not-just-a-species-but-a-treasure-trove-of-knowledge-263717?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

theconversation.com

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Dr. Or M. Bialik @ombialik@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

We got a new paper out! The Late Miocene Mediterranean had some stark gradients from east to west. But did they have any effect on the biology? The ecology? Reefs? We show it did! Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018226004864 #Miocene #Reefs #Paleoecology #Mediterranean

sciencedirect.com

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