{"id":15476,"date":"2025-02-23T08:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T08:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theseapeople.org\/?p=15476"},"modified":"2025-02-23T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T11:22:25","slug":"scaling-up-reef-restoration-be-part-of-the-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theseapeople.org\/2025\/02\/23\/scaling-up-reef-restoration-be-part-of-the-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaling Up Reef Restoration\u2014Be Part of the Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3 days ago we posted the above image and info on our instagram account<\/a>. We\u2019ve just had to adjust it\u2026 because\u00a0<\/span>just when we thought our team couldn\u2019t get any better\u2026 they did.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yesterday, with\u00a0<\/span>just THREE people<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(while number 4 stepped out to write a grant proposal), the team took on the reef again – and delivered a\u00a0<\/span>record-shattering 450sqm of reef stabilisation in a single day!<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>over a tonne of wire mesh<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>stabilising coral rubble across two dives:
>> 200sqm in Dive 1<\/strong>
>> 250sqm in Dive 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

No excuses. No waiting. No wasted time.

Just conservation in action.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Yaf Keru<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>A reef restoration model refined over years\u2014where the right\u00a0<\/span>method<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>meets the right\u00a0<\/span>team,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>built through\u00a0<\/span>years of capacity building.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>It prioritises\u00a0<\/span>DOING over talking,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>driven by\u00a0<\/span>willpower, dedication, and action<\/strong>\u2014all leading to\u00a0<\/span>real results for reefs, ecosystems, and people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And we\u2019re\u00a0<\/span>ready to scale.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve already identified\u00a0<\/span>13 hectares of degraded reef<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>that need restoration.\u00a0<\/span>We want to restore them all within 5 years.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The method is in place. The team is trained. The impact is proven.<\/p>\n

Now, we just need the resources to\u00a0<\/span>deliver.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How You Can Help<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

We\u2019re actively seeking individuals and organisations to be part of this mission:<\/p>\n