Down but Not Out: Orbicella Corals are Fighters
Ana Yranzo Duque is one of our new EDGE Fellows who is working to understand more about two vitally important coral species found in…
Using cartoon characters to translate coral conservation – The making of “Bubs” and “Ellie” – Basheer Ahmed
Basheer Ahmed is an EDGE Fellow working to protect vulnerable EDGE coral species in the Maldives. Read more about him here. Bubs and Ellie…
Life’s a bleach: climate change threatens the future of corals
The world’s corals are in a precarious state. These animals—which support the largest concentrations of global marine biodiversity and provide ecosystem services to over half a…
Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea
The Natural History Museum (UK) has asked contributors to their exhibition – Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea – to share their passion…
The life of a Marine Biologist
Every time I tell people that I am a Marine Biologist I get the same two responses: “I always wanted to study that, but…
A Story of Saving Species in the Seychelles (and what happens when you let a sun-starved EDGE Marine Biologist out of the office)
Before my visit my mind’s eye had Seychelles down as one of the tropical Indian Ocean paradises that has sadly ended up in the…
Reefs after the earthquake: A snapshot of the Danajon Bank
Former EDGE fellow Ditto dela Rosa describes the recent work surveying marine habitats following last years earthquake. We have just completed the underwater surveys…
A coral conservation revolution that is shaping the future of the Bahamas
The month of July marked the 40th year of independence for the Bahamas and although I am too young to be one of those…
Passion for Pillar Coral
Nikita is one of our newest EDGE Fellows. As she explain in this blog, her commitment to the conservation of marine biodiversity in The…
Coral reef threats: Climate Change
Global temperature variation, both warming and cooling, has occurred naturally throughout Earth’s history. We know this as we have employed a number of techniques,…
Equipped and ready to go!
As the EDGE Conservation Tools training course draws to a close, we’d like to bring you some of the participants’ parting thoughts. January Ndagala…
Like a Fish to Water
Most people have used a map. But how many people have created a map? This is one of the things that we are teaching…
Old Country, New Dives
The diving here is great (so I’ve heard!). Sabine Kooijman is one of our local participants. She’s grown up on the Kenyan coast and…
The Return to the Motherland….or a Conservation Adventure of a Young Biologist
It’s that time of year again! No, not Christmas. It’s time for the EDGE Conservation Tools training course. This year, we’ve come to the…