Save Coral Reefs and Rainforests
600 Million people worldwide directly rely on coral reefs for survival. 30% of coral reefs are already destroyed, & another 30% are under threat from destructive fishing, pollution, disease & climate change. Act now to protect them or risk obliterating reefs & rainforests completely within our lifetime. Education is the key. See how here.
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Categories: Climate change, Marine and fresh water, Forests and natural resources, Biodiversity
Why should you join?
ITS FREE! and Coral Cay Conservation is a true eco-tourism organisation! For over 22 years we have been committed to saving the environment by empowering the local custodians of a number of coral reefs and rainforest worldwide. By using environmental education and training as our building blocks we ensure sustainable utilisation and longevity of these fragile ecosystems. Coral reefs are among one of the most productive, diverse and complex ecosystems in the world.
They are also under global threat. It is estimated that around 70 per cent of all the world's coral reefs are degraded, 30% of which are damaged beyond repair. A further 30 per cent are under severe threat in some way or another due to anthropogenic factors, so action is needed. If we did lose coral reefs the 600 million people who directly rely on them would lose their livelihoods not mention the other hundreds of thousands worldwide that would be affected by dwindling fish stocks. This is because from just 1 square kilometre of coral reef approximately 30 metric tonnes or 30,000 kilograms of fish can be harvested.
Rainforests house more species of plants and animals than the rest of the world put together and we are losing them at a staggering rate. 42 million acres of tropical forest are lost each year, which equals 100 acres a minute so by the time you finish reading this another 100 acres would have been lost! So in 25 minutes, 750 tree species, 60 amphibian species and 100 reptiles could be lost.
As a non-profit charitable organisation we rely on donations, funds from our dedicated volunteers and specialist staff in order to complete our conservation missions in the field.
Our four field sites are:
Tobago, Marine Project
Philippines, Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project
Philippines, Negros Rainforest Conservation Project
Papua New Guinea, Waria Valley Rainforest Conservation Project
Coral Cay Conservation works at the invitation of governments & in partnership with NGOs in host countries. The combined efforts of CCC volunteers & field staff has helped create marine reserves & wildlife sanctuaries & secured the future for people whose survival depends on healthy, thriving & protected reefs & rainforests for their livelihoods.
Recent Activity
Upcoming Events
- OPEN DAY TALK in 8 months
- Expanding Horizons GAP Fair in 3 months
- Bath Gap Year Fair in 3 months
- Coral Reefs: The Rainforests of the Ocean in 2 months
- Expanding Horizons GAP Fair in 24 days
- Expanding Horizons GAP Fair in 9 days
- The International Dive Show in 20 days
The New Face of CCC
Our New Website has been Launched!To celebrate the International Year of the Reef, CCC has launched a new, more interactive, dynamic and user friendly website that will give our e-volving orgainsation a new look, cementing our 22 years of experience in conservation!!! This eco-e...
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11th International Coral Reef Symposium
The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (July 2008 /Ft. Lauderdale, FL,USA.) Stakeholders, including reef scientists, managers, conservationists, fishers, and divers, will find an opportunity at the 11th ICRS in 2008 to assimilate the most recent and best scientific information available about these precious and irreplaceable n...
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Created by PR intern, Last updated 3 months ago,
The International Year of the Reef
The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 (www.iyor.org) is a worldwide campaign to raise a...
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Fish key to reef climate survival
By Richard BlackEnvironment correspondent, BBC News websiteA healthy fish population could be the key to ensuring coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change, pollution, overfishing and other threats.Australian scientists found that some fish act as "lawnmowers", keeping coral free of kelp and unwanted algae.At a briefing...
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Created by Giles Robertson, Last updated 6 months ago,
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Coral reefs are fundamental to the future of our planet. To neglect or destroy reefs means greater poverty for future generations
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OPEN DAY TALK
Announced by PR intern
starts Saturday 19 January '08, 11:00AM
Started 8 months ago
Coral Cay holds an Open Day on the third Saturday of every month at our Headquarters in Waterloo, London. It gives anyone interested in the work we do, the chance to come along and hear first hand about our organisation from one of our ambassadors who themselves have spent time in the field, helping save coral reefs and tropical rainforests.
Lambeth, London SE1 7NJ
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Expanding Horizons GAP Fair
Announced by PR intern
starts Friday 20 June '08, 05:30PM
Started 3 months ago
The fair is hosted by selected schools, who work with Expanding Horizons and the exhibitors to provide an important research opportunity to their students and those of neighbouring schools. Parents also attend in many cases.Entry is free.
http://www.oundleschool.org.uk/dates/calendar.phpPeterborough, Cambridgeshire PE8 4GH
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Bath Gap Year Fair
Announced by PR intern
starts Tuesday 24 June '08, 04:00PM
Started 3 months ago
Fair for students and their parents from from schools and colleges in the west country.
gapyearfairs.lockhart@virgin.net.
Bath, Avon BA1 5RG
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Coral Reefs: The Rainforests of the Ocean
Announced by PR intern
starts Tuesday 29 July '08, 10:00AM
Started 2 months ago
Coral reefs are home to over 25 per cent of all marine life, but they are also one of the most fragile and endangered ecosystems in the world. Peter Raines MBE, founder of Coral Cay Conservation, will be speaking about the importance of coral reefs, why they are under threat and how, by getting hands-on, we can protect these delicate habitats.
London SW7 5BD
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Expanding Horizons GAP Fair
Announced by PR intern
starts Wednesday 17 September '08, 07:00PM
Started 24 days ago
Targeted fair for Year 12 School Leavers for more information please see:
http://www.isco.org.uk/defaultpage121bc1.aspx?p...
Solihull School
Warwick Road
Solihull
B91 3DJSolihull, West Midlands B91 3DJ
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Expanding Horizons GAP Fair
Announced by PR intern
starts Thursday 02 October '08, 07:20PM
Started 9 days ago
The fair is hosted by selected schools, who work with Expanding Horizons and the exhibitors to provide an important research opportunity to their students and those of neighbouring schools. Parents also attend in many cases.
Entry is free.
Wellingborough School,
Irthling borough Road,
Wellinghttp://www.isco.org.uk/defaultpage121bc1.aspx?p...
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 2BX
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The International Dive Show
Announced by PR intern
starts Saturday 01 November '08, 09:00AM
Starts in 20 days
At this event hundreds of leading suppliers of the latest diving gear, holidays, training courses, leisurewear and boats meet with thousands of experienced and wannabe divers from the UK, Europe and beyond.
The Dive Shows also attract world-renowned diving experts to the speaker programmes that run alongside each event.
National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, Solihull
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The New Face for CCC
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To celebrate the International Year of the Reef, CCC has launched a new, more interactive, dynamic and user friendly website that will give our e-volving orgainsation a new look, cementing our 22 years of experience in conservation!!! This eco-e-voltion houses a brand new booking system, extensive resource centre and a whole host of other new and improve features. Have a look at www.coralcay.org <o:p></o:p>
Along with this we are refining systems and streamlining the admin. So in honour of all this action – we have released our brand new brochure and coral code leaflet! that is also avaliable for down load, 'save those trees' http://www.coralcay.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=174&&Itemid=393
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